The concept of work/life balance implies an either-or competition between the two. You are either working or you are living. If you think about it, that’s a pretty morbid way to consider our time at work. Work-Life Integration as Alternate Framework A healthier...

This past Friday, I unexpectedly made a 9-hour round trip to pick-up my son, Jonah, from college at the University of Illinois. The original plan was for him to take the train and rendezvous with my parents in Chicago overnight, before taking a connecting train home...

I’m not going to lie. This was a hard week. I’ve been working with several non-profits whose funding streams have been critically damaged. I’ve been advising start-up founders who are trying to figure out how to weather this storm. And I’ve been feeling the weight of...

Whether an attempt to shift company culture, an effort to re-brand, or simply a change in processes, many company-wide change efforts are met with apathy or resistance. When employees are hesitant to accept new ways of working, feel uninvolved, or lack a sense of voice or autonomy, change initiatives can be sabotaged before they even get off the ground. So how do you achieve this employee outcome, while still driving the business results you seek?