Nuggets of Knowledge

Nuggets of Knowledge is here to give you real-life tools for leadership, work, and life. If you read something that sounds like your current situation and you want support applying it, you can explore my Leadership, Career, Personal, or Professional Development Coaching pages or schedule a Clarity Call.

Workplace Wellness

Growth looks the same in every setting: someone willing to listen and someone willing to guide.

Being Coachable Is Not a Critique. It’s a Way to Grow at Work and in Your Career

Many people struggle with feedback at work not because they lack skill, but because feedback triggers emotional responses tied to identity, confidence, and belonging. Emotional intelligence plays a critical role in how people hear coaching, process feedback, and apply it without shutting down.

A professional woman seated in a team meeting, listening and reflecting before speaking, illustrating confidence at work and navigating self doubt in professional settings.

Confidence at Work: Practical Ways to Speak Up and Be Seen

Confidence at work is the ability to participate, speak up, and take action even when doubt is present. It does not require certainty or charisma. Confidence is built through small, repeated actions such as sharing ideas, asking questions, and staying visible in moments that matter.

Strong leaders pause, clarify what matters most in this season, and move forward without guilt. The path forward does not require having it all. It requires choosing well.

Leadership Burnout: Why Sacrifice Isn’t the Answer and How Intentional Leadership Prevents It

How leaders reduce burnout by setting priorities instead of chasing work life balance This article is for leaders who feel pulled between ambition and responsibility and are tired of feeling like every choice costs them something.

Leadership Expectations, Emotional Intelligence, and What New Leaders Are Really Navigating

Fairness builds trust. Transparency builds confidence. Autonomy builds ownership.

Navigate End of Year Stress at Work: Tips to Prevent the Holiday Burnout

December is often described as the most stressful month of the year. There is a way to move through it with clarity instead of chaos.

Thanksgiving is a season for expressing gratitude, but it's not the only time to appreciate the good in our lives.

The Power of Thank You in Work and Life

The more we practice gratitude, the more we notice how many people touch our lives every day.

People who "That's not my job" aren't being difficult. They're overwhelmed and don't know how to speak up.

Are You a Team Player or a Team Problem

A team player is not someone who says yes to everything. A team player makes intenional decisions to move the work forward in healthy ways.

The relentless pace of work affects us all, regardless of our industry, leading to chaos and burnout as we race to keep up.

When the Noise Becomes the Norm: My Journey from Chaos to Culture

Most nights I didn’t touch my own work until everyone else had gone home. The quiet should have been peaceful, but instead it felt heavy. Missed dinners. Unanswered texts. The ache of realizing I was surviving instead of living.

Quiet cracking starts with small pullbacks, jumping in to take on a project happens less and less. Being proactive become less common and creativity begins to fade.

Understanding Quiet Cracking: A Leader's Guide

Quiet cracking grows in silence. It begins to heal in connection.