I had a great time facilitating the action planning sessions at the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Culture Matters conference last week. Along the way I also met some amazing people working to improve outcomes for organizations all across Northeast Ohio and in a diverse number of industries. I also learned some important data about employee retentionContinue reading “Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Culture Matters Conference: Big Value in a Small Package”
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I can’t wait to see you at GCP’s Culture Matters!
Don’t you just love how conferences give you all sorts of new and exciting ideas? And don’t you just loathe how all of those awesome ideas fall by the wayside as soon as you step back into the office? Well, Greater Cleveland Partnership‘s Culture Matters conference has you covered. Thanks to the insightful Culture360 assessmentContinue reading “I can’t wait to see you at GCP’s Culture Matters!”
Cincy Deliver: Let’s do it again Next Year!
I had a such a good time at the Cincy Deliver conference last Friday! If you’ve never been, you should definitely add it to your agenda for next year. The topics were so interesting and the people were amazing. I especially liked Liz Rettig’s talk on using AI and Kanban together to improve processes forContinue reading “Cincy Deliver: Let’s do it again Next Year!”
Join me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)
July is shaping up to be a busy speaking month for me! If you missed me at Agilsts4Planet, PMI Milwaukee, or Cincy Deliver, you can still catch me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP Global). Here are the details: 🎤 Session Title: The Elephants Among Us: Talking about theContinue reading “Join me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)”
Agilists4Planet: Bridging polarities in an age of increasing isolation and division
Last Thursday I had the privilege of speaking at the online Agilist4Planet conference. Run by a dedicated group of volunteers, this international conference focuses on the intersection of Agile and Sustainability. And this year the topic was super timely: Bridging Polarities: Harnessing the Power of Tension. The speakers and topics were amazing! I appreciated theContinue reading “Agilists4Planet: Bridging polarities in an age of increasing isolation and division”
Come see me (and 35 other great speakers) at CincyDeliver!
I’m speaking at Cincy Deliver on Friday, July 24th and I hope you’ll join me at this awesome event! The topics and speakers are varied and intriguing, everything a member of a software delivery team might need to thrive in these challenging times. I’m doing an updated version of my Elephants talk, the one aboutContinue reading “Come see me (and 35 other great speakers) at CincyDeliver!”
“Ask Me Anything” about Agile at PMI Milwaukee’s PM in the AM on July 15, 2026 (virtual event)
Are the AI keyboard warriors right? Is Agile really dead? What about Scrum? Is it as strict as your last boss would have you believe? Do you cringe at the thought of attending yet another retrospective? Do you want to poke your eyes out with an ice pick during backlog refinement sessions (Yes, I reallyContinue reading ““Ask Me Anything” about Agile at PMI Milwaukee’s PM in the AM on July 15, 2026 (virtual event)”
It’s Official, my “Speak Up” cards are a hit. Get yours here.
Last week I ran my Conflict Resolution program (The Elephants Among Us: Talking about the Hard Things at Work and Beyond) for the energetic staff at the YMCA of North Central Ohio and I’m proud to share that, once again, my Speak Up cards were extremely well-received. Speak Up cards are a small deck ofContinue reading “It’s Official, my “Speak Up” cards are a hit. Get yours here.”
Building “Social Glue” at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Connection
It was a packed house for my talk at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Connection Luncheon last week. If you didn’t make it, you missed a lively and fruitful conversation. I shared my talk, “The Elephants Among Us: Talking about the Hard Things At Work (and Beyond)”. We discussed conflict, why it’sContinue reading “Building “Social Glue” at the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Connection”
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