As I prepare to share this article, we are just two weeks from the terrible massacre at Colorado Springs’s Club Q. As families grieve the five who were killed by the gunman, and rally around the 18 who were injured in the shooting, questions linger about how violence against the…

Let’s chat about Quiet Quitting — I personally hate this new phrase, but it’s making lots of media headlines. Before I share some thinking and insight into this topic, I’ll share a story about someone I’m familiar with — Tim; his story is what people are now equating as “quiet…

It’s one of the worst kept secrets in business. All our organizations currently struggle with employee turnover and staffing shortages. Our customers, irritated by the staffing issues, continue to voice their ire with stinging reviews posted on about every social media venue available. The so called “Great Resignation” deserves some…

By Victoria Pelletier, Senior Executive | Keynote Speaker | Author | Board Director I’ve often wondered what the world would look like if those who sought high office were the best leaders among us, not the ones with the biggest campaign war chests. For a few moments, join me in…

Malala Yousafzai is a 25-year-old Pakistani woman recognized as history’s youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award at the age of seventeen. Yousafzai’s activism started when she published a series of anonymous blog posts about a woman’s right to education. She was eleven at the time…

Did you watch the 2007 film ? If you didn’t, consider yourself lucky. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 37 on a scale of 100 because of a meandering storyline and clunky dialogue. Interestingly, it was a terrible film with an A+ cast. The stars of Lions for…

Let’s talk about energy. Workforce and Leadership energy. If you’ve been in the corporate environment long enough, you become very adept at reading the energy radiating from your colleagues and employees. Give me 30 seconds on a Monday morning with a member of my team, and I’ll be able to…

A paradigm shift is underway in our public schools. For generations, public schools enabled bullying toward LGBTQ+ persons, because many administrators were homophobic like the students perpetuating the cycle of bullying. Early attempts to create a more inclusive and safer environment in public schools largely failed because they addressed problematic…

I’m often asked if organizational culture and employee engagement can survive — and thrive — in an era of hybrid and remote work. My simple answer? Yes, apply the rule of three. When severe weather approaches, sailors apply the “rule of three” to ensure that their vessels can overcome the…