February 2023

Mary Lawless Lee started Happily Grey, her fashion and lifestyle blog, while working as a critical care nurse. As the blog grew and attracted a large fan base, Lee transitioned to working in digital media full time.  Growing up in a tiny rural town, Lee thought a woman had to check certain boxes before she […]

One thing we’d all like to leave behind this year is the prevalence of stress. According to a recent American Psychiatric Association (APA) poll, 31% of Americans anticipated being more stressed in the 2022 holiday season than they were the year before.  And it’s not just the holidays that cause this heightened state of anxiety.

Burned out from a career in retail, Lisa Harper sought refuge in sleepy coastal towns on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. That was in the mid-1990s. A seasoned jet-setter, Harper had worked in leadership roles at The Limited as vice president of merchandising and design, Gymboree as chair and CEO, and Belk as CEO.

William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was warned to beware the Ides of March. The rest of us should probably shift that caution back by a month or two. January and February can be dark times. One reason for all this gloom? It’s around this time that many of us realize we aren’t living up to our

Our school days are in the rearview mirror (for most of us). But that doesn’t mean that playground tiffs and faux friendships are also firmly in the past. Coming to a Zoom meeting or cubicle near you: your work frenemy. Full of good cheer and an inviting smile (so that you’ll share your thoughts in

If you rebrand poorly, your brand can suffer. Scarier still: Your margin for error is slim at best. But you can improve the odds considerably by rebranding according to these seven principles: 1. Make sure you’re clear about what a brand is. A brand is much more than your logo. A brand is the sum

Whether you’re new to managing remote or hybrid workers or you own a company with teams scattered across the globe, one of the biggest challenges you likely face is developing the trust and camaraderie that are so necessary for collaboration and innovation. A commitment to articulate and communicate your company’s values and foster employee connections

Growth mindset quotes span history. You can find evidence of what we now call a growth mindset in the words of great leaders, philosophers and spiritual leaders even in ancient times.  Consider the Chinese proverb: “A man grows most tired while standing still.” Or text from the Book of Romans in the Bible: “Do not