Your Virtual Presentation—It’s Not A Lullaby

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   You see a lot these days about “Zoom fatigue.” Staring at that screen all day, meeting after meeting. It wears us out. I wrote about the reasons our eyes glaze over in those sessions, back when virtual meetings still felt a little bit fresh and…

That Word—What It Means For Women

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   You’ve heard about the Big Bitch Brouhaha on Capitol Hill. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out the congressman who’d insulted her in vivid terms. And she actually repeated those vivid terms on the House floor. Barrels of ink and pounds of pixels later, we know how…

Going To Work Where?

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   With all the talk about opening up again, there are still a lot of questions about where and how we’ll be doing our work. There does seem to be agreement on one thing: work is not going to look the way it did before COVID-19.…

When They Just Don’t Get It

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   You know how it feels to be misunderstood. Often, we expect people to do a better job of interpreting what we say. If they did, they would understand what we really mean. Much of the time, that expectation turns out to be a mistake. I’ve…

What Happens When They Mirror Your Mood?

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   What state are you in? It’s not your location I’m looking for. I’m curious about the way you’re being at this moment. That means the emotion you’re feeling. And the way you’re thinking. How you’re holding your body. The way you’re moving—or not. Your energy…