Category: Reflections
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This Week at SXSW: How to Create ADHD-Supportive Workplaces
#ADHDatSXSW Reflections on SXSW and the only ADHD-specific panel from this year’s conference Earlier this week, I was in Austin, TX for SXSW. If you asked me last year about what that meant, I would have guessed it was a music and film festival while looking like a “shrug” emoji. Now that I’ve experienced it,…
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Saved By The Duplicates
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lindsay Guentzel from Refocused, A Podcast All About ADHD. Since then, I’ve had a few people reach out about one of the bits of advice I shared. I am so happy this tip resonated, so I decided we needed a blog post about…
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Reflections on VU Women in Tech
This weekend, Villanova University hosted the 9th annual VU Women in Tech conference. After attending and presenting at Grace Hopper Celebration a few months ago, I knew I wanted to attend. Stay Curious The day kicked off with a keynote from the pioneering Beth Mazzeo. She was one of the first 40 employees at Bloomberg…
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Reflections on GHC ’23
I’ve just returned from the latest conference, and had so many valuable conversations and experiences. Keep reading for my reflections on GHC ’23! Reflections on Why I Attended GHC Firstly, I only attended Grace Hopper Celebration hosted by AnitaB.org because of a bright young woman I mentor. I’ve know about GHC for years, as many…
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New Year, New You?
Every year, we experience some natural “fresh starts.” As we come to the end of 2022, we are on the verge of a fresh start. Start the new year with a new 2023 desk calendar, and start fresh with other goals and activities too. Deciding What’s New For two decades, our world centered around school.…
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Object Permanence: The Case of the Dead Plant
I’ve written before of object permanence and a recent event made me laugh as I realized why my office plants thrive. Object permanence and the case of the dead plant gives you an idea of how this shows up! How to Thrive as a Potted Plant My typical video conference backdrop is a tall bookcase…
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Finding the Good
Attention Perfectionists Let’s talk about finding the good (but not in that toxic positivity way…I PROMISE) Do you ever think back on the day, week, or month, and focus on what went wrong? I’m looking at you, perfectionists, people-pleasers, goal-getters. Focused on the Bad If we fall short of a goal, ADHD brains focus on…
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ADHD: Fuel For Advocacy and Activism
While I usually write about leading with ADHD in the workplace, I want to carry that leadership into another place in our lives where it is desperately needed. ADHD is powerful fuel for advocacy and activism. Things feel very heavy right now I wrote an earlier version of this article right after the elementary school…
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YOU are the Helper
Timeless Wisdom from Mr. Rogers…and my Unsolicited POV This space is usually reserved for content related to ADHD at work. Maybe we’ll even circle back around to that by the end. But we’ll take a slight detour because we are all human. Navigating the workplace with ADHD is only part of who we are. Mr.…
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My Two Cents on Executive Presence
I was recently asked about a corporate phrase that I saw as ‘toxic.’ Let me tell you, I had a LOT to say about this. I have spent my career in leadership development. Since I was 20 years old, interning at a company, I’ve heard the phrase “executive presence” thrown around. This is a weighty…
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Object Permanence: Books
My Reason (or Excuse) for Buying So Many Books Do you have an urge to buy everything related to a current interest? If you have a current special interest, hobby (or hyperfixation), you’ve probably gone down this rabbit hole too. Maybe this is a new craft, videogame, sport, or topic of study. For me, this…
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Procrastination: “I’m going to do it again”
If you mindlessly scroll Instagram, you may have recently landed on a trending audio of Porsha Williams from Real Housewives of Atlanta saying “The biggest takeaway from this experience? I’m going to do it again!” I have never seen the show and don’t even know the context of this clip, but relate to it so…
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ADHD and Targeted Marketing
If you’re newly diagnosed with ADHD, you may be navigating through a ton of information right now. If you spend any time reading articles about ADHD, or scrolling social media, you are bombarded with ads for products and services that may, or may NOT, actually serve you in any way. Here’s some tips for dealing…
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“Back to School” Season: A Fresh Start
It’s Back to School Season Already! While we are still in the height of summer, I’m already seeing all the “back to school” advertising to get kids excited for new clothes and new school supplies. While the material things certainly seem important in grade school, I can’t help but wonder how many people see a…
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Just Take The First Step
Inspiration is Everywhere I used to drive by a high school almost every day. One day in 2018, while sitting in traffic, I noticed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote painted up along the school’s fence. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”…