I first came across the powerful workplace advocate and coach Nicholas Whitaker through our mutual connection Dr. Doreen Downing. Nicholas is a Co-founder of Changing Work, a community based on improving and elevating the current atrocious state of work (learn more at changingwork.org). What he’s going to share with us is incredibly deep and moving. … Read More!

When my good friend Anya Smith told me about what happened to her while working at Meta (formerly known as Facebook), it stopped me in my tracks. What’s so powerful about this story is how universal it is. I first connected with Anya through a wonderful organization called Changing Work, a fantastic group dedicated to … Read More!

A huge and important topic of debate and concern lately has been related to President Joe Biden’s leadership – specifically, around his bid for reelection in 2024. It’s generally agreed, even by people who support President Biden, that his performance in the June 27th, 2024 debate was lackluster and poor. This bad performance, combined with … Read More!

I’m so proud of my little sister Emily McVey for standing up to dysfunction in the workplace and getting her boss fired! Emily’s boss, the Director, was a literal tyrant. She would yell at people for no reason, undo people’s good work, and randomly disappear from the work floor. This erratic and childish behavior was … Read More!

Empathy, In My Own Words Along the lines of thought leadership, I’d like to share my take on empathy – in my own words and writing this from the heart. You can’t force empathy. You need to allow it to surface naturally. In moments where I didn’t necessarily feel empathy for someone, I sometimes started … Read More!