Anyone else LOVE seeing their feed blow up daily by their LinkedIn friends happily sharing news that they've said "yes" to an exciting new opportunity at a new home? The Great Resignation isn't a passing phase or the latest buzzword. It's a cataclysmic shift. It's about individuals... Refusing to work for toxic, belittling employers Choosing how and when they want to work; 9-to-5 was dead years ago, but employers largely failed to listen Knowing, unequivocally, they deserve nothing short of empathy, compassion, kindness and care from their leaders and teammates Realizing they deserve and deman ..read more

**This blog originally appeared at kamrinhuban.com. It has been re-published here and shared with the Nexus community with the author’s permission.** What do you do when you thought what was best.... isn't the best for the person it's for? I used roll my eyes when my mom would pick out clothes for me. We laugh now because she knows if I hesitate at all, I am going to say, “I love it! For you!”. She has great taste, for her. Of course payback is a b****, as they say. My own daughter basically gags when I mention any piece of clothing looking cute, pretty, comfy, snuggly, perfect…. if I have any ..read more

Are you a hiring manager who feels like candidates or employees are missing the ability to self-manage or take initiative? Or, are you finding employees overwhelmed and not sure how to prioritize tasks? Would you prefer for it to look like this? Employees trust their instincts and intuitively connect with the needs of clients. They look at a busy workload, take a step back, and sense which project needs attention first. They hold healthy boundaries. They ask for what they need more than they complain. As I coach remote managers through the challenges of remote culture, I have observed that the ..read more

"There's just nowhere for me to grow here. I've climbed as far as I can in my type of position." This is what a client shared with me in our session recently. It's something I've long wondered: If you don't aspire to be a senior leader in an organization, how do you grow? In the linear view of our careers, "success" means climbing up the mountain through job titles and rank to the height of the company in a progression that looks something like this: This model assumes that we all aspire to and are suited for senior leadership, removed from direct service in an administrative role. This is wh ..read more

Readers of this blog are likely familiar with Gallup CliftonStrengths, a personal assessment tool that considers 34 strengths and talents and ranks them within an individual. Someone once explained to me that, from a personal development angle, you don’t want to spend too much time thinking about your top five strengths, because while you should certainly choose a career and other pursuits that utilize them, they come so naturally to you that they don’t need much attention to be brought to fruition. They are just there. Much more opportunity for self-development exists within the lower ranked ..read more

I believe in Championship — relationships rooted in equality, circularity, reciprocity, whole-self authenticity, and partnership. Unending desire to fight for and rally behind each other's dreams. Free from power and hierarchy. No expectations of getting before you give. Magnetic and empowering. Professionally and personally grounded. I believe Championship is the single most important relationship archetype that can change the world. The one archetype we should prioritize and defend above the others. In choosing our Champions, we: Shatter all the constructs that set out to divide us... org ch ..read more

My cocktail party (remember those?) intro to my work is that “I provide training, consulting, and coaching to help leaders deal with their people problems, so they can get back to focusing on their business.” As anyone who has met me knows, I am ready, willing and able to elaborate on that, but that’s a pretty good starting summary. The first response is almost always “we don’t have people problems.” That’s awesome. Really. And I hope it’s true, but in all seriousness, people are imperfect, and they tend to work imperfectly with others, with imperfect results. We get called in to work with com ..read more

During a meeting with a colleague recently, his wife came up in conversation, and I casually asked about her line of work. He named a health-related profession, but then mentioned that she used to work in our field. About 10 years ago, a new position within the field didn’t work out for her, and she decided to take the failure as an opportunity to go back to school and switch career paths. The change has worked out well, and she’s thriving in her practice. It was a short exchange, the disclosure of a happy story of professional evolution. But what struck me as I reflected on the conversation i ..read more

Achieve. Excel. Prove. Strive. Progress. These are all words that I would use to describe the first decade of my career. In a job interview along the way, I was asked to what I attributed my "meteoritic rise" through five job titles in seven years. Me, a meteor! The question took me by surprise because I thought the answer was so obvious. Isn't that what I'm supposed to be doing? Isn't that what I've been taught my whole life? Rise to the top. Go to the best school. Get the best grades. Perform. Strive. Achieve. The drive towards “What's Next?” is ingrained in each of us. We expect to advance ..read more

I recently stumbled upon a media interview I did almost a year ago on Feb. 24, 2020, about the purpose and growth of the Women in Leadership Nexus. I remember that day uncannily well. As a society, we were already talking about COVID-19. Fear was brewing. Uncertainty hung in the air. As I made my way to the TV station, I moved ever-so slightly away from others as I crossed the street. Hand sanitizer was in my purse. My husband and I had just canceled our trip to California out of an abundance of caution. I made a mental note to pick up some toilet paper on the way home. The interview I filmed ..read more