What If You Are Not A People Person?

Your results speak for themselves. So why does the room still feel hard to read? Why does feedback feel like a minefield? Why do people seem cautious around you? This is the question two of my CEO clients are sitting with right now.No matter your personality —...

Earth Day

Spring hit differently this year.New York City plunged to 3°F (-16°C) this winter and stayed below 20°F for 16 consecutive days. The roughest winter I’ve experienced here in 20 years. By February, I wasn’t sure I remembered what green looked like.Then the...

People Join Companies and Leave Managers

The 2026 Gallup State of the Global Workplace, reporting on engagement at work, dropped last week. One of my most anticipated reports of the year. And honestly? The numbers held steady, which is both reassuring and alarming.Global engagement sits at 20%. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁...

A Must-Read for Founders, Leaders, and Entreprenurial Minds

I just finished reading this book, and honestly, I could have written it myself. Not because it’s obvious, but because everything Alisa Cohn shares aligns deeply with what I believe and practice every day with my clients.Alisa is a business coach who has worked...

Authority vs. Influence

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄There are two moments in a career when the difference between authority and influence becomes impossible to ignore.The first is when you get your manager title.Most people wait for it, believing it will solve everything: the friction, the...

Emotional Intelligence Is What Luxury Retail Needs

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝟯𝟬% 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.The lever is almost always the same: emotional intelligence, cascading through every client interaction. Here is what it looks like in practice.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹...