by Lori Ann King | Mar 3, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
Recently, I came across the idea of resume virtues vs eulogy virtues from David Brooks in The Road to Character, and it stopped me in my tracks. I’ve spent most of my life building a resume. Only recently did I realize I was also building a character. Resume virtues...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 24, 2026 | Cycling
Your Power Serves the World, So Use It “Your playing small does not serve the world.” – Marianne Williamson It took me decades to really understand that line. In high school, I started running to stay in shape for soccer. My best friend would join me, and without...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 19, 2026 | Life Lessons
Where Might the Water Be Getting Warm for You? (Burnout warning signs) Have you heard the boiling frog metaphor? If you drop a frog into boiling water, it jumps out immediately. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog stays, adapting as...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 9, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
Many of us have lived under a particular kind of leadership hierarchy. One rooted more in fear than in trust. It’s the kind where leadership exists at a distance. Senior leaders sit high above, access is limited, and authority flows downward through control. Decisions...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 4, 2026 | Life Lessons
Some pauses take longer than we planned. Some transitions ask us to linger. January invited me into pause and reflection, and I accepted. What I didn’t expect was that February would ask the same of me. I returned from a week in Florida late on a Wednesday night....