When the Silicon Valley Bank crisis hit, how did you handle it with your team? Better yet: how do you handle any crisis as a leader? Here are some thoughts I have on how we lead through an acute emergency, based partly on my own experience leading a retreat at MIT — with an armed shooter on campus.

Once your team starts to scale, you’re doing to need more space. Real estate expert Catie Tilton (Newmark) joins us as a guest in this Q+A blog post to answer your questions about landing your first lease.

While COVID may be over, hybrid work is here to stay. As soon as one person is remote, you’re officially a hybrid. Here are some tips on how to be inclusive and engaged hybrid organization.

I get a lot of pushback from clients who say that goal setting doesn’t work with scientific discovery organizations. That’s just not true. However, you do need to think differently about how your craft your objectives and key results.

What a year it’s been! As Founder to Leader finishes its first year, I wanted to reflect on all we’ve learned while coaching and supporting our clients.

Culture is not just about foos ball tables and hiring your friends. In fact it shouldn’t be either of those. Culture is how we agree to behave as we work towards our shared goals. It’s one of the most important levers you have in your company. Here’s how I think about setting your team up for success with your culture.

Being a founder is hard. You need your people - i.e. your wolf pack. I was super inspired by Abby Wombach’s speech and wanted to share how it’s impacted how I think about my support system.

It’s definitely not easy to launch a startup - and a family at the same time. BUT it is possible! Here are some of my survival tips for being a founder and a parent simultaneously.

Startups are, by nature, learning organizations. You all have to learn and grow individually - and together. Here are some ways you can build a culture of learning on your team.

After grad school I interviewed for a job and they surprised me by making me teach a science lesson live to a bunch of adults acting as kids. It made me have strong feelings about why we should never suprise candidates during the hiring process. Here are some tips to ensure everyone is fully aware of everything in your hiring process.

Just because you’re working at a startup doesn’t mean you get to dress like a slob. In fact, how you show up says a lot about who you are a leader. As founders, it’s important to put some effort into your appearance so you look like the badass you are.

I had to fire an employee once and he somehow didn’t suspect it was happening. He lost his temper and broke all of the furniture in the room. Here’s what I learned from this terrifying experience.

Even if you’re the CEO, you have to manage up effectively. This means keeping the people who sit above you - i.e. your board - engaged and informed. Here are some tips on how to manage up effectively.

It’s hard to give positive - and critical - feedback. Here is a formula to help you constructively provide feedback for others.

Having a coach is a great step towards your own personal development. Here are some tips on how to use your coaching time effectively.

On one of my worst first days at a new job, I was given a key to an empty door and left to figure everything else out myself. Needless to say: as leaders of organizations - we can and should do better for our new employees. Here are a few ideas to help you get started.

To survive the pandemic as a working mom, I ended up living alone in the woods of New Hampshire with my 8 year old son and dog, while launching a startup. Here’s my story - and what I learned.

Here are my six “North Stars” for all new managers. If you do nothing else, these “truths” will guide you in the right direction.

After much thought, I’ve decided to leverage my 20+ years of experience to launch Founder to Leader. Here are my reasons why I decided it was time to build my own company.