Why We Love Innovation but Hate Change
“Innovation” = people cheer.“Change” = people cringe. “Innovation” makes people think of progress, strategy, and beating the competition. “Change” often makes people think of struggle, frustration, and having to rebuild something they thought was working just fine to begin with. But innovation can’t happen without change.So we should LOVE change! But why don’t we? When […]
How to Get Past the Brick Walls in Your Life
Things I CAN’T do no matter how hard I try: I didn’t try very hard to be a basketball player, not even of the peewee team variety. I DID try really hard to see the 3-D pictures. I even had one hanging on my wall for years that was supposedly of dolphins jumping out of […]
Why the Vast Majority of Companies are Stuck
“But that’s the way we’ve always done it,” the Boss said. So I shut my mouth. But I shouldn’t have. I should have pushed for the change I knew we needed. You’ve probably had that exact same moment: someone on your team says “but it’s always been this way!” and argues that what worked before […]
Why Failure Worked For Me
I thought growing up I was going to be an actress. EVERYTHING in my life was centered around making it on Broadway – it was even more important than boys. 😉 I had been accepted to study acting at the competitive New York University musical theatre program. I moved to New York City and took […]
10 “Motivational” Phrases Keeping You Stuck
You’ve seen them on mugs, posters, or Instagram captions — motivational quotes that sound inspiring but actually make it harder for you to navigate life. Why? We found in our research study that having too much “grit” can make you less flexible and willing to change! (check out research here). While the intent might be […]
Are Your Goals Actually Goals?
“Uh oh. We have to restructure our entire strategic planning session tomorrow, because of what you just said onstage” the CEO told me. “Now that I know goals and plans are two different things, everything we had was a plan. Gotta change that before our session in the morning!” We had just finished talking about […]
What If You’re Never Satisfied With What You Have?
Two weeks ago I heard a quote that stopped me in my tracks: “The things that ‘aren’t enough’ today are the exact things you longed for 5 years ago.” Ouch. It rang so true it hurt. I’m a high achiever. I want to succeed, and never settle. I’ve spent a lot of my life striving […]
5 Advantages of Accepting Change (Instead of Fighting It)
The easiest way to get on board with change is by recognizing the 5 advantages that change brings.
The Risk of Avoiding Change
If you’re avoiding shooting your shot because change feels risky, remind yourself that staying static is risky, too.
Do You Have a Bad Attitude at Work? 8 Signs YOU’RE the Toxic Coworker (yes, #3 is real!)
Watch out for these 8 behaviors that could signify that you’re caught up in problematic workplace behavior.