Photo: MOPS Brazil 2019 I was new to the Denver area with a three-year-old and a newborn. My family lived an hour away, but honestly, some days it felt like the moon as I was learning to navigate being a …
The Greatest Connection
If you say you want to connect with others but never ask questions, then you don’t really understand connection. The greatest connection often comes from just being willing to ask the question and may have very little to do with …
How to be a Curious Leader
Leadership experts say that curiosity is one of the most important leadership qualities – its right up there with integrity and vision. Showing genuine curiosity about other people is the best way to strengthen relationships, whether it’s the relationship with …
Scales and Arpeggios
Growing up, I took several years of piano lessons and my least favorite part was practicing my scales. It seemed so tedious. Did it really have a purpose? Turns out there was a purpose. Practicing the scales strengthened my fingers, …
Don’t Allow Work to Take Over
Work is like laundry, even if you did it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there’d always be more to do. For your own mental health, the health of your team, and even your marriage and kids, you …
Meetings 101, Part 2: Tips for Attending
Meetings are a gathering of two or more people who come together to accomplish what one person cannot. Meetings help create a team atmosphere and cultivate collaboration. At some point in your life, you will be asked to attend a …
Know Your People
I have kids who are huge Star Wars fans. OK, I admit I like it too. I was always fascinated by how the storm troopers marched in unison and carried out their orders just as they were told. They couldn’t manage …
Know Yourself
Susan is an amazing designer. She can walk into a room, move a few pieces of furniture, grab a picture from another room, add a plant and a lamp and make what was a basic room look like royalty lives …
Why Worry?
While we want love to be the loudest voice, sometimes fear and worry hold us back. Listen as Molly Urso gives us some beautiful words of wisdom.
The Best Assumptions
I have not always been one to assume the best about others. There, I said it. It’s not pretty, but it’s true. As a teenager, I was a people-pleaser who followed the rules. That combination means that I didn’t get …