Grounding is a simple, effective tool to use when you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, disconnected, or dysregulated. Dysregulation looks different for different people, and can also vary by situation. It can happen in your mind, body, and/or emotions. Some signs of dysregulation are: Strong bursts of emotion like anxiety, stress, panic…

OKRs help you and your team clarify and align around top priorities — to measure what truly matters in the chaos of scaling a company. …

As a CEO or startup leader, a common challenge is how to get everyone at your company to act in a cohesive, effective, and aligned way. How to support your team to make good decisions, take the right actions, and prioritize effectively. You can’t be everywhere at once, and you…

First and foremost, 1:1 time is for your reports, not for you. Managers should listen more than they talk. The purpose of 1:1s is to: Connect with your reports Discuss progress, challenges, and roadblocks Provide support, guidance, and coaching Identify needs and provide resources Build accountability In general, your report…

I often get asked ‘How does executive coaching help the company achieve results?’ or ‘How should I think about the value of exec coaching?’. These are great questions — here’s a mental model for how coaching adds value. Let’s start with achieving results. Whether that’s mission or financial oriented results…

What this post is for Thinking about where to start with DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) initiatives can be overwhelming. This post is meant to provide startup founders with a curated set of resources from DEI experts. It’s a starting point (and by no means comprehensive) to educate yourself and lower the barrier to take…

Meetings can be a major time suck. But they’re also an important tool for driving discussion and decision-making. Here’s how to maximize the value of your meetings while minimizing creep in the number and length of meetings over time. If your meetings tend to be pretty unstructured, don’t feel like…

I often get asked, “What are the top books you recommend to clients?” This core list of recommended readings focuses on the topics I discuss most frequently with clients. They will help you build awareness and skills in: Leadership Management Interpersonal communication Culture Inner growth (building internal awareness + skills…

In a fast paced startup environment where everything needs to work better and faster, it can be really frustrating when communication slows things down. A colleague constantly asks irrelevant questions that pulls the agenda off track. Another frequently interrupts. Someone takes up a lot of air time, making it hard…