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Work life balance is a myth.  

Large global teams, and email culture makes email volume a serious issue for many of us.

Angry, Bitter, Frustrated, Upset, Losing. These are not qualities anyone wants in their life. 

I once worked for an organization that often asked us to “expand our capacity”.

First full attribution that I’m really just re-stating Patty’s advice to be more relevant

I think we are all familiar with the importance of deliberate practice to building expertise and becoming your best self.

Fall down, dust off, learn and move forward.

My youngest had a unique opportunity to re-define herself a few weeks back.

We all know that mentors and sponsors are key components for career progression.

As a leader, it is your job to build an organization that trusts each other.

Patty has a fantastic blog post about how you need to connect the dots for your team.

I’ve come to realize that most are reluctant to ask for help — and I’m noticing this has a huge downside.

Too often I see people confusing executive communication with telling executives what they want to hear.  This is especially tricky when you are communicating with executives several levels above you, and the opportunity is infrequent. You must realize that executives have a lot of people telling them what they want to hear, and most of &hellip; <a href="https://megbear.com/2011/11/24/establishing-trust/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Est

I was in a meeting a few weeks back and found myself thinking about language, brand and power.

You all know what a goal-focused person I am. Some goals I manage to accomplish in a week, others in a quarter, and some take years. 

I ponder this question a lot. In fact, I initially titled this post “Are you holding yourself back?”

In the last few years, I’ve been doing a lot of research on sleep.

I have a suggestion for everyone who has picked someone that they want to be their mentor.

I’m not sure if it is my job in engineering or my background in economics, but I tend to notice patterns.

I get asked a lot about this — how do you manage to have a “big job” and a family?