Find Awe in 5 min: An Exercise

Try this quick exercise at home to find wonder right now!

Tools/Exercises, BlogLisa PertosoNovember 6, 2024awe, wonder, well-being, exerciseComment

Following Fears to Resilience

Let your fears lead you toward goals rather than block them.

Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoSeptember 23, 2024leadership, creativity, following fears, exercise, reflection, communication, L&DComment

Find Your (and your team's) True Fun for Well-being

Work can and should be fun. But don’t force it. Be intentional.

Team Building...Follow this one rule

It’s the core of collaboration and innovation.

Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoApril 9, 2024improvisation, improv, team-building, team, leaderhsip, leadership, offsite, comedy, L&D, peopleComment

Leadership: How do others experience you?

Dr. Linda Hill’s #1 leadership imperative is manage yourself and how you’re perceived.

Apply a Humor Mindset to Chill Out

Approaching experiences and challenges through a humorous lens rewires my brain. Here’s how…

Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoFebruary 8, 2024creativity, writing, exercise, humor, laughter, destressComment

Unleash the Magic of Your People

How can you make 2024 more awe-inspiring? Use magic as a tool to shift mindsets and behaviors at the workplace.

BlogLisa PertosoJanuary 11, 2024magic, play, wonder, training, learning and development, mindset, leadership, creativityComment

Self-Awareness + Core Values

Discover your values, set goals, be happy.

Lisa PertosoNovember 27, 2023Comment

New! Exercises and tips for well-being

A new series of monthly(ish) boosts in your inbox - One Resource + One Exercise

Tools/Exercises, BlogLisa PertosoMay 16, 2023Comment

Real Mother’s Day Gifts - Education and Activism!

Celebrating mother’s and women who care for others should not just be one day a year, here are resources to educate and act for individuals and companies.

BlogLisa PertosoMay 9, 2022women, mother, mothersday, roevwade, future, womensrights, leadershipComment

No, Parents Don’t Want to Do it All

A call to action for leaders to check in with their employees who are parents.

BlogLisa PertosoSeptember 15, 2021parenthood, art, work-life, writingComment

For Change We Need a Beginner's Mind and a Nap

Back to office life really means starting over.

BlogLisa PertosoJuly 12, 2021beginner's mind, psychology, change, work-life, organizational change, work from home, office, future of workComment

How to Lead in Uncertainty: Interview with Terry Doloughty

A leader is someone who can help others bring out their best…

BlogLisa PertosoMay 21, 2021leadership, interview, coaching, mentor, fear, facilitation, self-awarenessComment

The Best Flexible Work Hack? Set Boundaries Together [exercise]

How can we discuss and co-create team boundaries together? Try this…

The Work-Life Paradigm is Dead, Thankfully

We must design our workplaces and processes around people, their flexible identities and let it all mix up together.

Lisa PertosoApril 5, 2021future of work, hybrid work, pandemic, quarantine, culture, identity, work-lifeComment

New Guidelines for Video Calls: Turn Off Your Video

As leaders we need to be asking: What does the group need and what do the individuals in that group need?

BlogLisa PertosoMarch 4, 2021video, zoom, future of work, self-care, facilitation, meetingsComment

4 Improv Tips to Make Interviewing Fun

I see a lot of parallels between improv and the interview process, try these simple guidelines.

Lisa PertosoOctober 5, 2020interview, job search, improv, tips, videoComment

Advice From Jobseekers We Can All Use Right Now

A few suggestions to find solace in these tough times plus actions to get you started.

BlogLisa PertosoAugust 17, 2020job search, covid, advice, support, mental health, virtual, facilitationComment

Being Anti-Racist = Being Uncomfortable and That's OK

I’m White and working on being an Anti-racist. No, it’s not easy but that’s the point.

BlogLisa PertosoJuly 30, 2020anti-racist, racism, Black Lives Matter, reflect, challenge, resourcesComment

Virtual Minutes Are Precious: Tips for Hosting Events and Meetings

To help you make the best of facilitating virtual events/meetings here are some of my lessons learned.

BlogLisa PertosoMay 8, 2020virtual, facilitation, event planning, meetings, hosting, tips, lessonsComment

Future of work resources, tips, and tools for people leaders in any industry.