Category: Career Development
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Leadership Lessons from Women in My Life
My mother and grandmother told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. I heard this my entire life. I vividly remember the first time I ever realized that path wasn’t always easy. The church we went to at the time didn’t allow women to be ministers, and I remember telling my mom…
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Using Norms to Create Culture
One of the most impactful strategies for building camaraderie among a team or establishing trust within teams is by creating shared norms. I’d never done this until a leadership course cohort nearly a decade ago, and I immediately saw the value. Since then, I’ve used the norms process for numerous teams, sub-teams, and retreats. Norms:…
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How APR Certification Transformed My PR Skills
April is designated APR Month by the Public Relations Society of America. In the fall of 2024, I decided to pursue my APR after thinking about it for several years. I am so glad I went through the process because the learnings have helped me in the communication side of my role. For me, this…
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Strategies for Balancing Thought Leadership
I started working on my thought leadership about four years ago. Since that began, one of the most regular questions I’m asked is, how do I manage competing demands or how do I find the time to do multiple things. When I first got this question, I would smile and give a deflection answer like…
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From Cardigans to Confidence: How My Style Evolved with My Personal Growth
I spent last night switching my closet from fall to spring. There were clothes everywhere, and somewhere during the messy middle the idea for this blog post came about. I was switching my clothes out because spring conference season is here. For females (or at least me), there’s always pressure to have a great outfit…