I’ve been in meetings all day so this will be really brief but sometimes short really is sweet!  I had breakfast this morning with a former colleague.  Although we were in different departments of a large company, we often collaborated on things along with a third person.  I always enjoyed her thinking on things – she was (and is) bright and energetic.  The work was challenging, especially since it was in the early days of digital and the “right” answers weren’t very obvious (and still aren’t a lot of the time!).

This morning she asked me a question I couldn’t answer:  why did the other colleague and I stop speaking to her?  What triggered our silence?  Honestly, I had no clue, but the question did remind me of a great lesson. Continue reading →