The Garden and the Fourth

The Garden and the Fourth

by | Jun 30, 2026 | Leadership, Mindset

Today, in anticipation of the 4th when we will have company in our yard, I walked out to my back garden to assess. I took stock of what’s blooming and what needs a little spruce up. After 30 years of tending this plot, I find the earth underneath my feet...
Jobs Don’t Have Genders: Opening Opportunities to Everyone

Jobs Don’t Have Genders

by | Jun 16, 2026 | Leadership, Performance Management

At the Engage Conference I wrote about last week, the panelists — Dr. Lynn Shaw, founder of WINTER (Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles), Iliana Flores from the Teamsters, Ariane Hegewisch of IWPR, and Lark Jackson of Chicago Women in Trades had me riveted. The...
A Room That Changed My Aperture

A Room That Changed My Aperture

by | Jun 9, 2026 | Mindset, Performance Management

Last week, I walked into a building in Washington, D.C. I had never been in before, and I paused. The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream has a ceiling that demands you tilt your head back and stare. Intricate coffered plasterwork, gold detail, and soft...
The Cost of Waiting

The Cost of Waiting

by | Jun 2, 2026 | Leadership, Performance Management

I play cards with a group of women. There’s a little food, a little wine, and a lot of laughter that gets louder as the evening goes on. When the group first started, the hostess shouted to her husband in the kitchen, with silliness in her voice, “The...
Karen Snyder
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