I like to think of creators as brilliant, builders as reliable, sustainers as diligent, and disruptors as intuitive. And they all are! But they also have shadow sides… you know the whole “too-much-of-a-good-thing” thing. So, it’s good to know what these are—and how to mitigate the challenges that accompany them when they show up in the workplace. Let’s take a look.

Just recently, as I was conducting a workshop with a global-facing organization about fighting burnout, I hit upon something that really got my attention: the power of finding meaning. Let’s have a conversation.

Some people value disruptors more than gold. Others can’t stand them and run in the other direction when they see them coming. And then others (who are disruptors themselves) feel relieved to finally be seen and understood. Oh, ‘the Disruptor’… how I love thee.

Highly effective teams have a natural blend of creators, builders, sustainers and disruptors as we discussed last week. Today, I want to dig into the problems can arise when they don’t understand themselves or their teammates.

In every successful work ecosystem, you’ll find a combination of four types of role players: creators, builders, sustainers and disruptors. All four bring unique perspectives and offerings. The trick is to find the harmony that ensures each person is actually playing to their strengths. Let’s take a look.

Whether you’re built for peace or built for war, knowing how you show up when the conditions aren’t ideal for you is essential. It’s in these crossover moments that sophisticated growth in leadership development occurs. Let’s have a conversation.

How do you keep your life between the bumpers? This is where my spring break will come in – a time spent in service of sustaining my progress and reflecting on what’s working and what needs tweaked.

A common misnomer is that those who reach a career pinnacle and find themselves on the road less traveled are more fulfilled, but in fact they often ache to do more, be more, live more. The truth is, when someone with this type of drive and need for engagement hits the roadblock of “What’s Next?,” they hit it hard.

Today we’re going to talk about something many of the women you’re hearing about this month have done: take a path previously unexplored, and then leveraged the unexpected discoveries to do more extraordinary things than anyone anticipated.

I want to take a moment to spotlight two women who know what the phrase ”when the going gets tough” really means. Women who didn’t crumble in the face of adversity and that I deeply admire. These women harnessed the power of the crucible moment to live better. Louder. Fuller.

I’m handing over this week’s column to a woman I deeply respect because she lives her life out loud. Enjoy these thoughts about “Showing Up as a Soft Person in a Hard World” by Sarah Chick, Senior Manager of Strategic Engagement, Research Triangle Foundation. And may we all encourage the women that inspire us this month!

Hands up if a handwritten note makes you smile! Explore how practicing authenticity is the opposite of falling into performance culture-driven perfectionism.

Over the last two weeks we’ve been unpacking performance culture and our need to kowtow to it. The trend is so pervasive that I dare say we might be addicted to the behavior. But to what end?

We’re becoming addicted to the pursuit of perfection. We see it at work, on social feeds and in the ways we talk about our lives with others. Even Hollywood has picked up on this, in shows like WeCrashed and Super Pumped. It’s time to fight this.

Give yourself permission to rest and reflect. It’s okay. Join the anti-performance culture movement. And learn how to live from a place of rest, instead of earning the right to.

So… some of you know that we ran a burnout recovery beta program over the holidays. The program, called Reinvention Rest Stop: Living Beyond Burnout turned out to be a wealth of insight including one in particular that struck me as so surprising that I decided to share it here today.

What is the promise you will make to yourself this year… and when’s the last time you made a promise (to yourself) and kept it? Resolutions are one thing; promises are something entirely different. Let’s talk.

Inspired by “Glass Onion” from Netflix, this week I want to talk about cutting your losses. Finding your mojo in a sea of disappointment. While not pie in the sky…this may be just what the doctor ordered to bravely step into 2023.

It’s the time when we look back at the last 12 months and toy with visualization exercises in the hopes that they will manifest into our wildest dreams. Here are six steps to make a vision reality.

It’s true, these 12 months of 2022 have rolled by like Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.” So if you’re reflecting on your key takeaways from this past year – good. I’ve been doing the same. Here are my Top 3 for ‘23.