Ask Obvious Questions

Ask Obvious Questions

This advice is for both leaders and non-leaders: Don’t be afraid to ask the obvious question in a meeting. Don’t assume it’s too basic or everyone else already knows the answer. Chances are, other people are wondering the same thing—they’re just not willing to ask.  ...
2025 Reading Focus: Biographies & Memoirs 

2025 Reading Focus: Biographies & Memoirs 

In my recent blogs, Tips for Microlearning and Current Podcast Recommendations, I talked about professional development. My new strategy is to microlearn by creating book summaries and listening to authors speak in podcasts, and I’ve really enjoyed it.   While I don’t...
Current Podcast Recommendations

Current Podcast Recommendations

In my last blog, Tips for Microlearning, I talked about using book summaries as a way to support my professional development. I pair that with finding the author on a podcast, where I can hear them explain the key points from their book. I find this approach really...
Failure Is Not the Opposite of Success

Failure Is Not the Opposite of Success

I spent a lot of time this past week watching The Masters, my favorite golf tournament. I was especially locked in on Sunday, fully invested in every shot Rory McIlroy took. Watching Rory go on to win and claim his first Masters—and complete golf’s version of the...
Tips for Microlearning 

Tips for Microlearning 

Let’s talk about professional development. I’ve written about this a lot over the years because I strongly believe in always investing in your personal and professional growth.  My own journey is a great example. I graduated from Central Michigan University...
Happy People Focus On Others  

Happy People Focus On Others  

I was listening to a pastor online recently, Francis Chan, someone I really enjoy. He made a comment that caught my attention. He said that the most unhappy people he’s met are those who focus mostly on themselves. That really hit home.   At Service Express,...