Innate strategist with a passion for change, communication and alphabetizing my spices. Prosci and PMI certified.
I love it when a good plan comes together. Heck, I love it when a mediocre plan sorta comes together. And a bad plan? Well, that's pretty much the story of my life. But I digress. As a planner, disaster response operations and organizational change management have been perfect careers for me. In fact, I … Continue reading What’s Your Plan?
When you move to a small town swamp, there are some life adjustments necessary. Add in a few catastrophic natural disasters, and, well, change becomes the norm. This fun fact surfaced (pun intended) after I purchased my piece of paradise in the summer of 2023: when you live in a swamp, you get to deal … Continue reading Slay The Fear Dragon
When it comes to travel, I've always subscribed to the JFDI (Just Flippin' Do It) methodology. How far can these Northwest miles take me? Guadalajara it is. Negative 40 degrees in Michigan? It's sunny in Costa Rica. Covid says keep your distance? Got it. Hit the road and finish touching all the States. (Sitting in … Continue reading The Road to Change
It would be an understatement to say there has been a flood of change these last few years. Professionally, the landscape of work as we know it completely changed in March of 2020. In the years following, I hit the road solo on Covid Quest (just one State to go!). Along the many routes, the … Continue reading Flood of Change
I recently landed a big fish of a project in a small pond. A small business suddenly lost their sole source of institutional knowledge - passwords, processes, everything. So, being the only one in the boat, I grabbed the line and began dragging it in. Dragged resources for passwords. Dragged business processes into the cloud. … Continue reading Catch and Release Fishing
We all know the saying - to assume is to make an ass out of you and me. And try as we may to avoid it, we all take our turn as the donkey. And we'll all be the donkey again before we die. Many times. Se la vie. Mea culpa. So why do we … Continue reading Assume Everything
What do change and hiking have to do with each other. Well, attach your 'biner and let's explore.
You know the story. The Scarecrow had a brain. The Lion had courage. The Tin Man had a heart. Dorothy had a home. Sure, they had to battle some witches and flying monkeys before they realized it, but hey, who hasn't? Classic tale of navigating life. My Wizard appeared in 2015 as a recruiter for … Continue reading No Place Like Home
Culture. The very word makes my neurons dance and synapses explode like the Shanghai night sky during Spring Festival. Thank you, Soc 211, for introducing college me to the field of Sociology. Thank you, Northwest Airlines, for carrying young me to exciting destinations. Thank you, Margaret Mead, for inspiring me to follow in your footsteps … Continue reading Culture Clash
There is so much pressure to be in a constant state of growth mindset. Constantly develop your weaknesses, they say, or you're somehow failing at life. Learn an instrument. Eat healthier. Be less self-critical. Draw better boundaries. Be more adaptable. More focused. More helpful. More discerning. More assertive. More vulnerable. Let things go. Challenge the … Continue reading Finding Strength