Rippleffect Consulting

The Risk of Not Speaking Up

Holding back from speaking up or waiting to be asked to speak serves no one. I myself became uber-quiet in high school. I don’t know what...

Listening well doesn’t mean just being quiet. It means tuning in. And there’s a difference. In other words, listening well means actively...

When going through a difficult stretch in my life, someone once asked me, “What is it that gets you through?” Much to my surprise, the...

Time management is a myth. We are often exhausted by the end of the day, let alone by the end of the week, wondering how the month went...

“What are you doing?!” my 20-something, very talented snowboarding instructor asked as I fell for the umpteenth time, wobbling my way...

Has someone ever held you with fierce compassion? Told it to you like it is, in a way that may have shocked you, but stuck with you for...

Frazzled clients speak of long hours filled with email, phone calls, meetings, social media conversations, and personal distractions. ...

I was having one of those bad days – I mean, really bad days. Nothing seemed to be working right. It was almost comical. The stoplights...

You know it when you see it. Executive presence. Obama has it. So does Sheryl Sandberg. George Clooney definitely has it. There’s that...

We focus on our physical health. We join a gym. We wear Fitbits. We run. We stretch. We avoid greasy food and dessert. (Well, not always...