Years ago at Google, I came across Project Aristotle, their deep dive into what makes teams high performing. The finding surprised almost no one and helped almost everyone: the highest performing teams have strong psychological safety. Translation: they trusted each other. I thought about that recently in a session with a founder client. He's building a company and, for the first time, a culture from zero. Trust came up while he was negotiating terms with his cofounder, and t

Working on our metaphors and big pitch moments Last week, I had the pleasure of working with the Cineplex media salesforce and their leadership team at their 2025 Offsite. And let me tell you—it was an inspiring group. When I struck out on my own, one of my work based missions was to help put an end to the dreaded Franken-deck. What’s a Franken-deck, you ask? You’ve seen it before. 🔹 A 35-slide presentation for a 25-minute meeting. 🔹 Slides packed with five different stats—

LEAD Celebration 2024 I’m still feeling inspired from our 2024 LEAD graduation celebration this week. It was a beautiful moment to reflect on the amazing work these women have done and to celebrate the leaders they’ve become. After working on storytelling in Summit #3, we had the incredible honour of hearing five women share their leadership origin stories. They were brave, resilient, vulnerable, and eloquent. I was blown away. Each story had a pivotal moment that shaped how

Research shows that most people make a first impression within 7 seconds. During my time in sales and partnerships, one key area of focus was how introduced myself and set-up meetings. Here are my top 3 tips I learned and embedded in my teams: Meeting Prep - the importance of P,B,C Tailor your introduction to your audience- people not facts sell ideas “I know what you’re thinking” stories 1. Meeting Prep (know your PBCs!) Have you ever been part of a meeting that started with