From Boardroom To Family Room: When ADHD Strengths Need A New Playbook
She could pivot mid-meeting, redirect a team, and spin clarity out of chaos before most people finished their coffee. Her ability to hyperfocus, read a room, and make fast, intuitive decisions wasn’t just a skill—it was her edge. But at home, that same gift misfired. Dinner conversations derailed into mental to-do lists. Texts pulled her […]
Pretending Is Killing Your Soul
I had a rather interesting conversation with a young man flying back home from a tournament with his baseball team. Through awkward glances as he sat smashed between me and the window seat, I noticed he had a brace on his arm. “So, you’re a baseball player,” I affirmed. “Is that how you hurt your […]
A Refresh on Identity and the Labels We Own
When I was working for a Fortune 1000 investment company, I was one of only a handful of women in leadership. I remember a particular colleague where the relationship always felt slightly off. I couldn’t quite name it, so I brought it up to my boss. She listened, nodded, and finally said, “Well, Jo… people […]
The ADHD Edge: Why Some Executives Burn Out — And Others Burn Bright
I spent the first decade of my career in finance working for a hot mutual fund company that was doubling assets under management and catching the attention of Wall Street as fast as you could open the market and ring the closing bell. It was electric. The pace, the energy, the intellect and creativity of […]