• Lisa’s Winding Path
    Building the firm from the ground up has been a “master class” in life, freedom, empowerment, risk-taking and internal fulfillment.
  • 5 Things to Do Immediately If You Get Laid Off
    While you may fantasize about making a dramatic exit after being downsized, the sweetness of such revenge would be short-lived. The road to your next job will be smoother if you make a few strategic moves.
  • 6 Tips for First Time Job Seekers
    So you’re new to the job market? Never fear! Here are a few tips to get started and make the most of your time, energy, and resources.
  • What My Fondness for Terry Cloth Is Really All About
    Sharing quirky pieces of ourselves gives others permission to feel more comfortable sharing who they are more fully and may open them up to being freer with their ideas. Read on to learn more!
  • What I Learned from a Childhood of Being Picked Last
    Popularity or charisma often beats ability. Being the most skilled person or the best leader of others does not ensure that you will be selected early for a team or picked to be captain. Read on to learn more!
  • You Can't Fix Everything in Your Workplace
    There are narratives in our career culture that say a good employee “finds a way through.” They tend to make a person feel like a failure if they cannot resolve things by overworking. Read on to learn more!
  • The Competition Mindset Hurts Your Career
    You may hear athletes talk about how a great competitor pushed them to do more. However, the metrics for achievement through points scored or the lowering of a personal best in a race are more absolute than the complexity of ‘winning’ life. 
  • We Are All Salespeople
    People who work in sales have a pretty bad reputation in our culture. However, few skills matter more in work, and it is even more important when you work has a social impact.  
  • How Do You Keep Online Professional Relationships Fresh?
    The advice I have given thus far holds true for professional relationships overall, but there are some slight differences that will enable you to thrive. Read on to learn how to sustain and grow long-term online relationships!
  • What Are Online Professional Relationships and Why Do They Matter
    The emergence of work from home has changed how people experience work and others. Online professional relationships matter now more than ever. Read on to learn how to cultivate them!
  • (RE) LEARNING TO _________ AGAIN
    More people are open to engaging someone in (re)learning how to find work because the fear is so great, and they see the financial implications of doing this well. Read on to learn more!
  • Is Your Employer Invested in You? Here’s One Way to Find Out
    How do you know if your employer is invested in you? We all want to feel that our employer sees us and recognizes talents that make us valued long-term. Read on to learn more!
  • Write it & Rote it
    Is there a question that you have trouble answering? Most of us do have a question(s) that tend to tie our stomachs up in knots. Read on to learn how to prepare for difficult questions!
  • The Right Mentor - Trophy Hunters and Community Gardeners
     Those who do the best professionally have the best networks. Read on for a framework for considering those you might seek out, or who seek you out, to mentor you!
  • Who is Most Likely to Ruin Your Professional Reputation?
    For most of us, the worst rumor monger is not someone else, but ourselves. People will believe the other negative things we may say about ourselves. Read on to learn how to stop this negative habit!
  • The Lives They Lived & The Lives We Live
    People trying to make conscious decisions about the make-up of their lives and it most often boils down to two things: Read on to learn more!
  • When You Think, or Others Say, You Are Not Brave Enough
    Sometimes, what we choose to do isn’t because we are letting fear win or aren’t sufficiently brave. It’s worth asking yourself about your fear, and lack of bravery, in the context of when these things arose.
  • Being Polite Can Be Key to Getting & Keeping a Job
    When you were growing up there were likely people around you who stressed the importance of a few simple words–please, thank you and I’m sorry. Read on to learn how to incorporate them in a work setting.
  • Why Deferential Treatment Matters
    Deference is such a loaded word. One of those things that we all want, but so often struggle to give. Deference as I see it is a sign that you’ve been thoughtful and wise. Read on to learn more!!
  • We all need a Career Rumspringa
    How we can show up better for the people we know to enable them to be more fulfilled by their work? Read on to see how we can offer the Rumspringa feel for others.