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Trust Isn’t Promised, It’s Produced
Every year on my birthday, my mother tells me the story of Mrs. Jordan, the babysitter she arranged with to take care of my two-year-old...
Kate Siegel
7 days ago3 min read


What is a growth mindset, anyway?
You may have heard a lot about having a growth mindset recently. It's good for business! It's good for parenting! It's good for...
Kate Siegel
Sep 24 min read


"What does a coach actually do?"
I'd like to get this question a lot more than I do. Because if I did, I'd be able to tell people what happens in a coaching session, how...
Kate Siegel
Aug 265 min read


Savoring What's Left of Summer: Finding Pleasure During Change
On my daughter's eighth birthday this summer, I had a revelation. I was chatting with a fellow mom about all the memories we...
Kate Siegel
Aug 193 min read


Listen Before You Solve
What happens to you when you've had a rough day, you sit down to process it with another person, and that person starts jumping in with...
Kate Siegel
Aug 123 min read


Get your "but" out of my office
The other day, my older daughter was mad at my younger one because she told her to take her plate to the kitchen. "YOU'RE NOT MY...
Kate Siegel
Aug 52 min read


Trust Grows When We Make Things Right
I recently facilitated two separate conversations between teammates (at two different organizations) where trust had been broken. I...
Kate Siegel
Jul 294 min read


No More Guessing Games: The Case for Transparency at Work
I sat down to play a card game with my daughter the other day, and she literally made up the rules as we went along. She was emphatic...
Kate Siegel
Jul 225 min read


How to stay motivated when it's gorgeous outside and you'd really rather not be at your computer
I'm guessing you can relate. It's summer, and my kids are on vacation. They think I'm on vacation, too, and abandoning the computer is...
Kate Siegel
Jul 153 min read
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