VUCA is a term that’s being used in business now which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity, and it’s a term we all need to understand and develop plans to manage as we all...
Author: Deborah Lindsay
Communicate your ‘green-ness’ in a positive way
As a company that cares about the environment, it’s important to communicate your efforts to your stakeholders in a positive and engaging way, you don’t have to sound like a downer when talking about serious...
Fractional, Interim, Consultant, Advisor?
There are many Fractionals now, CMO, CFO, CHRO, and so on, doing fractional or part-time work for companies, and its important you know the difference between a fractional, an interim, a consultant, and an advisor.
What is a Mission-Drive Business?
Mission-Driven Businesses are organizations that are focused on creating a positive impact on society, the environment, or a specific cause as well as making a profit. And they matter! Watch and find out why!
10 Things I Learned as an Ops Lead for Startups
I’ve been an Operations professional my whole life. From organizing large-scale musical events to the co-founder and COO of a digital media company, to most recently as the Head of Operations of two tech startups. ...
How do you turn fear into love?
Maybe you feel fear when speaking in public, teaching your teenager to drive, or thinking about climate change. Me too! But recently I had a panic attack at the top of a cliff and at...
What does a sustainable business coach do?
If you’re reading the recent news of global fires and devastating floods, massive glacial ice sheets calving off the Antarctic, and record-breaking temperatures reported from Portland to Siberia, you may not be surprised by the...
Life Cycle Assessment Made Simple (ish)
The argument to switch to electric vehicles from fossil fuel vehicles as a way to save the planet has me weighing the truth of this concept. When I suggest looking at an electric cars' entire...
Standing By Your Convictions in the Face of Injustice
You know that feeling when you witness someone doing or saying something that you know is wrong? It might be something as trivial as an incorrect statement of the facts or it could be an...
Following Your North Star
Wouldn’t it be nice if life always presented you with two clean choices and all you had to do was pick the one that felt right? That you could make all your life choices with...