THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY

Three months ago when I embarked on this next chapter in my life, I really didn’t know what I wanted to do. All I had known for most of the past 25 years had been what I considered to to be the traditional work environment – granted, in multiple industries and in radically different environments, but still typical for me. I was on-call 24/7 (I had served as spokesperson for my organizations for the past 16 years), I worked a fast-paced 45+ hour work week, I attended evening a

Seriously, I do, and while sometimes I can do it quite gracefully, usually it’s unexpected, disorienting and it hurts. All of the sudden I’m on the ground wondering how exactly I got there. It’s a feeling I had about three months ago when I had the rug pulled out from under me. I had a good job that I loved for almost six years, and then all those buzzwords you hear so much about came into my life. A new CEO. Corporate Restructuring. Layoffs. For the first time since I was in

I love “Game of Thrones” (GoT). I mean, I really love it. I watch the TV show, I’m reading the books, I read all the articles, and now I’m listening to a podcast about the series. Happily, I do remain grounded in the fact that it’s not real. HOWEVER, I do think there may be some lessons for those of Iron Throne. If you don’t follow GoT, suffice it to say that there are a bunch of families competing and plotting against each other to rule the kingdom. The show is filled with c

Our speaker did not hesitate. “Always be true to yourself,” she said. “You know, it’s ok to hate golf.” While I don’t remember the specifics of the rest of her story that put her advice in context of her career, that one statement has stayed with me all these years later, and it’s advice I often share with others. Don’t feel that just because you are a women, or young, or new to an organization, that you have to pretend to be something you’re not. Be true to what matters to y