What if the quality we’ve been told will weaken us – self-compassion – is actually the key to wellbeing and higher performance? Dr. Kristin Neff is a pioneering researcher at the University of Texas at
We crave it. We fear it. We give it badly and receive it even worse. Feedback is one of the most powerful tools we have for growth as leaders, as colleagues, as human beings. And
I have spent years talking about flourishing, the science of it, the practice of it, the way it shows up at 6 a.m. when your alarm goes off and you have to decide what kind
Most organizations are treating a skills problem like a perks problem. More leadership offsites. Bigger wellness budgets. Expanded mental health benefits. These investments are well-intentioned. But they are fundamentally misaligned with what is actually happening
One in ten employees doesn’t show up on any given day. That’s the new baseline. Not the exception. The baseline. The U.S. absence rate climbed to 3.2% in 2024, up from 2.8% in 2019. In
I have spent decades in consulting, working alongside some of the sharpest minds in business. I have studied what separates leaders who thrive from those who merely survive. I have read the research, built frameworks,
Fifty-four percent of the global workforce is “functioning but fragile.” That statistic from the Resilience Institute’s 2025 Global Report lands differently when you think about your own teams. More than half of the people showing
Eighty-three percent of U.S. workers report experiencing work-related stress. Organizations’ response? Stress management training for employees. Deep breathing exercises. Mindfulness apps. Time management workshops. Resilience building. All designed to help people cope better with conditions
Leadership is hard. That part is not negotiable. What is negotiable is the kind of hard you choose. You can lead in ways that drain energy and burn people out. Or you can lead in
There is a question most high achievers rarely stop to ask themselves. Not because it wasn’t important. But because in the relentless pursuit of impact and achievement, it simply never made it to the top
With the focus on enhancing joy, health, love and meaning in your life, my transformational approach is interdisciplinary and integrates learnings from spiritual wisdom traditions, philosophy, positive psychology, neuroscience and organizational development.
