There is one thing that stands in between the person we are now and the person who we want to be: DISCOMFORT.  Episode #62 on The Next 24 Hours is all about how…

How do you find your passion, keep evolving, make a pivot in a pandemic—and delight your audience along the way?  My latest guest on The Next 24 Hours podcast has been called a…

Has Pandemic Fatigue hit you yet? For so many of us, the answer is a resounding YES, especially if you have kids or work in education. So, if that’s you and you’re a…

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us are in an “in-between” season.  Maybe the job you had was eliminated, or maybe the events you used to travel for have been canceled…

To mark the return of my podcast, The Next 24 Hours, I’m interviewing one of the most influential, inspiring pioneers in the world of education: Virginia Walden Ford. In the 1990s, Virginia was…

What do you do when you have to share your message with 2,000 people but they can’t be in the same room? In my keynote speech, one of my central messages is to…

How do you react when everything changes? Are you able to see opportunity and find purpose within the changes that are taking place, or do you find yourself becoming frustrated or complacent? And…

How do we support teachers, protect students and provide quality education as we navigate a pandemic and back-to-school season?  My guests on episode #56 of The Next 24 Hours are going to help…

I feel honored to have met and talked on the phone to more people than the average person because of my career as an inspirational speaker. That means I have gotten to hear thousands…

How do you surprise and delight customers in a world where in-person experiences are off the table? What does employee engagement even mean when Zoom calls are the new norm? I know that…

It’s an age-old phenomenon, but it’s been especially prominent in the past few months.  What is it? I’ll give you some hints:  It keeps you stuck. It makes the big changes thrown your…

We’ve each had a unique experience during the pandemic. Some of us have lost our jobs, others of us have been busier than ever.  Some of us have stayed healthy, others of us…

Has a sudden change taken away everything you knew?  You’re not alone: I’ve had so many conversations with people over the last few months who have been forced into major change during COVID-19….

So you want to be the best boss ever—but where do you start?  Should you focus on your strengths or build up your weaknesses? What if your people don’t trust you, or there’s…

How do great leaders become great?  There are thousands of theories on what makes a great leader, but one rings true to my experience more than the rest. New York Times bestselling author…

Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace can be a polarizing topic. But what if we used this unique time to make it more accessible to everyone? None of us can hide our real…

Now that so many of us have had to move our whole lives online, from meetings and happy hours to family gatherings and coffee dates,  creating an authentic personal brand online has never…

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been spending a lot of time the last month thinking about the future. You’re wondering what it will be like, and if things can ever go back…