The Big Performance Review Talk It's that time of year again: annual review season. Now we are all familiar with annual reviews at work. Those horrible conversations where you are waiting for your boss to tell you all the things that they've been harboring for the...
No Drama In My Life I have a burn list going now for the last 60 days. It's the end of the year so as soon as October came I was all about going drama free, and maximizing what I want out of 2017. This came about in direct response to an excess of drama from certain...
Know Thyself When I went solo with my career in July of 2016, I was very clear about who was supporting me and who was not. It's easier to know who your fans are when you spend a lot of time thinking about who you are and what makes you different. I had for years,...
LinkedIn is Easier Than You Think It Is I know it's hard to focus on learning another social media platform when it seems like you can already get lost just fine in Facebook, Insta, Pinterest and of course the godawful Twitter feed that gives us a peek into a madman's...
Black Women Carry The Load Women are always carrying a disproportionate amount of the load. And I wrote a poem about it. We do more in the home, we do more on the job. And now, more than ever there seems to be a trend in noticing just how much more, in particular,...
Going Live in 3, 2 . . . Yesterday September 27, 2017 I hosted my first live event and sweepstakes. I went live on Instagram for about 45 minutes to engage in some live Q and A. We talked about career planning, coaching, entrepreneurship and all things work life...
Commit To Get Better, Now Each month has numerous observances that it is marked by . In September, we acknowledge Hispanic Heritage, Guide Dogs, Honey, Prostate Health and a bunch of others as well. But September is also National Self Improvement Month. It's the...
Where Did Labor Day Come From? Labor Day is a strange one. Does anyone know where it comes from or why we celebrate it? Turns out it's roots are in the 1880's and it is truly just as it sounds: an homage to those in society who labor and work for the benefit for all....
Everyone Has Problems Problems are not the problem. That's it. As a career coach, life coach, fan of professional development and lover of introspection, I know that no one can answer your questions about what to do with your life, better than you can. WE have the...
Culture is the ultimate product. For every team, every organization, the clearest way of understanding your USP (unique selling proposition) or key differentiators is by examining organizational culture. Turning Inward: Crafting Ethos, Not Just Vision...
I was facilitating for a team this past week and in a conversation about workplace boundaries I presented this quote, “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” - Prentis Hemphill And depending on your relationship with love...
What is up with Juneteenth? Juneteenth is not a Black holiday. We don’t have any holidays in the U.S. based on race actually, and that’s maybe a thing we can be proud of/let out a sigh of relief about. What we do have are holidays related to a shared national past. ...
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