The perils of praise

The perils of praise

My kids have an amazing collection of trophies, medals, ribbons and certificates. I agree with the concerns shared by Ashley Merrman, in “Losing is Good for You” at NewYorkTimes.com. She writes about the downside of the “everyone gets a trophy”...
On the receiving end of change

On the receiving end of change

Most advice about change is directed at leaders, often dealing with managing employees’ reactions to change. There are far fewer books and articles written from an employee-facing-change perspective. To roll with change in your organization, start with these...
Supercharge your mentoring

Supercharge your mentoring

There are mentors, and then there are people who step up in a more intentional way to make a profound, lasting impact on our lives. Lou is one of those people for me. I was a 22-year old graduate student working full-time in student services. I was green (not in an...