by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. In elementary school, I submitted essays to my school newspaper and had a story published in a city-wide collection. At age nine, I wrote the editor of our city’s newspaper, The Calgary Herald, requesting a kid...
by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
“Am I sharing too much? Am I being too vulnerable?” These were the questions I voxed a couple of close friends this week. I was having a vulnerability hangover of some description, and I started to question whether my content, specifically these...
by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
Who lifts up the leaders? Over the past few weeks, I’ve been facilitating a 4-part Leadership Lab series on how to Communicate with Confidence. We’ve talked about communicating well, how to give and receive feedback, how to navigate courageous...
by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
“Fall in love with your solitude.” ~Rupi Kuar One of the unexpected delights of my days since my kids returned to in-person classes in February happens between 8:50 – 9:10 am. If you were to drive by my kids’ middle school at this time,...
by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
Over-connected, under-nourished Many years ago, a group of friends and colleagues gathered together at a local coffee shop to talk shop. We had set up a regular cadence of every two weeks, and we’d use each gathering to share ideas, brainstorm challenges...
by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
It’s been my experience that when one person shares a challenge they’re facing, five more will follow in short succession to share the same challenge. Nobody knows of the other person’s struggle, and inevitably, each person feels like they’re...
