For many companies, the mid-year review is seen as the less intense, less formal, and therefore, less important performance review. Mid-year reviews are a lot like progress reports in school. They’re easy to gloss over because the important review, the year-end review (or the report card), is what really matters…

Recently we held our first in-person program in over a year. We had assumed it would be just like riding a bicycle — hop back on and pedal! The reality, however, was much different. We felt out of practice and rusty. It took a concerted effort and plenty of focus…

Vaccines are rolling out. The weather is warming up, and there’s a palpable sense of optimism in the air. Everyone’s talking about returning to normal. But what is normal? What exactly are we returning to? Many business leaders are faced with tough decisions about how, if, and when to return…

What is networking, really? Let’s start by talking about what it’s not. It’s not collecting a bunch of LinkedIn connections and blasting generic messages to all of them. It’s not going to dinner parties with hidden objectives to pitch yourself to the guests. …