Category: Leadership

  • “Bring solutions, not problems” – Not quite

    “Bring solutions, not problems” – Not quite

    “Bring solutions, not problems” We say this to our folks as a way to push them onto being solution-oriented. We also need to stop doing this to people. This is a form of shaming people into silence. We treat addressing problems as bad and bringing solutions as good. Without a solution, someone is labeled or…

  • Understand Emotional Intelligence and How to Increase Your EQ Today

    Understand Emotional Intelligence and How to Increase Your EQ Today

    If you had met me several years ago, you would’ve found it was tough to be around me. I was challenging to work with and being my friend might’ve been a taxing experience for you. I also really struggled with change, both personally and professionally. I didn’t know it then, but I was low in…

  • My 10 Year Anniversary at Rocket Companies

    My 10 Year Anniversary at Rocket Companies

    It has been theorized that it takes 10 years or 10,000 hours to master something. Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, and two other colleagues published this information in a 1993 paper after researching the role of practice in violin students. On June 3, 2013, I started a new job at…