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Last week I saw this great recipe from the New York Times for pasta with a hummus based sauce. It sounded great. It read ...

Yes, you read that right. If you are like me, you are overscheduled. You are busy, curious, and sure you can fit one more ...

I have this wonderful, soft, ancient denim shirt. It is my fav shirt to wear when I am hanging out at home. When I ...

Last weekend I hosted the Women Who Lead retreat. We spent some time talking about words that trip us up. One of the big ...

I know you’re always taking care of someone. Many someones. Your team, your family, your community. You show up. You rally. You fix. You ...

Ok, this one is a little weird so bear with me. The gutting of the programs most of us have spent our careers working ...

When I was a kid, we weren’t allowed to say we couldn’t do something. Ever.  It was painful but a lesson I still think ...

I’ve been thinking about the state of the world. In some ways what’s happening in our nation is really emblematic of what’s happening around ...

At best right now, things are chaotic. At worst, devastating. I was at a dinner the other night, and several people were very down ...

One of the things I ask new hires is how they ask for help. Most of us were raised to try to do it ...

My day started with a clogged bathtub drain—honestly, not a bad metaphor for life lately. Some things feel stuck, while others are rushing forward ...

One of the things I do is help leaders manage mess, communicate in crisis and prepare to move forward. It’s really critical that we ...