2020 has brought a series of unexpected and incredibly challenging events, but that doesn't mean you have to or should put your goals on hold. As you begin the second half of 2020 the best advice I can give is for you to set aside an hour and give yourself a mid-year review. Don't just … Continue reading Don’t Put Your Goals on Hold

When you go within what do you find? A sense of peace? Grace? Gratitude? Content? Anger? Hurt? Frustration? Unrest? Master your internal world and forget about the external world for a moment. Master your emotions. Master your mind so that external circumstances become all but irrelevant. What a way to live life. In control. Not … Continue reading Diving Within

'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho is well-known novel and worth the read. The book is short enough to be read in one sitting if you're ambitious enough. I was fortunate enough to be gifted the book a few years ago - and the keep the copy at my desk. With the extra time at home, … Continue reading Leading with Purpose

'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho is well-known and worth the read. The book is short enough to be read in one sitting if you're ambitious enough. I was fortunate to be gifted the book a few years ago - and keep the copy at my desk. With the extra time at home during the COVID-19 … Continue reading Lessons From ‘The Alchemist’

Many of us have been working from home and while we're uncertain of exactly what the future holds, it's clear that leading teams virtually is here to stay. If you didn’t have the experience prior to the ongoing pandemic, you've likely realized that managing people from a distance is possible. Perhaps it's worked out for you … Continue reading Leading From a Distance

A couple years ago I had a feeling to do something more during the Holidays. In 2016, I created my first personal fundraising campaign with Feeding America. 3 years, 3 campaigns, and thanks to the donations of many close friends and family, we’ve been able to provide over 17,000 meals! Feeding America is not for … Continue reading 4th Annual – Tivey’s Feeding America Campaign

It may not a popular opinion, but there may be a hidden cost associated with working from home, especially if you're in the early stages of your career and are trying to get noticed. Being at home and 'out of sight, out of mind' isn't a good thing. Working from home, more than you really … Continue reading On Getting ‘Noticed’

Criticism can hard to listen to. It can be hard to not take it personally. It can be hard to not get defensive. It can be hard to not shut down. It can be hard to not judge yourself harshly. Keep in mind that any feedback, whether praise or criticism, is a reflection of the … Continue reading Deal With Criticism Gracefully

As you begin the second half of 2019 the best advice I can give is for you to set aside an hour and give yourself a mid-year review. Perhaps you have to go through your organizations' mid-year process already, but I'm encouraging you to do it differently this year. For some, you may dislike the process … Continue reading Give Yourself A Mid-Year Review

To become a better manager or a better leader we have to continue to learn. We can learn from successes, but far more often it's the failures that push us to do some deep self-reflection. We need challenges to grow - it's the only way. It's easy when things are easy, but that's not what … Continue reading Look At Problems Differently