“I don’t know who my good friends are…or what to do about it.” I’ve had two men share this with me in the past week. Both are cool, successful, connected guys. I shared the same insight with both of them. When I look back at my life, there is one…

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned about meaningfully connecting with people… You have to be willing to “fail.” You have to be willing to make people uncomfortable, to make them feel truly safe. You have to be willing to hurt peoples’ feelings, to help them to share their…

I recently realized a big difference between intimacy and connection… And not just the idea, I felt it in my body. It changed how I do a lot of things. For much of my adult life, I have felt clear that connection was one of my fundamental core values. To…

Over the past year, one of the questions I’ve found myself asking people has been… “Do you like yourself” I’d then ask them “why?” I noticed that many would respond with something along the lines of ”I don’t just like myself, I love myself.” This made me curious. I’d then…

One of the core principles of Burningman is Radical Self-Expression. “Radical Self-Expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. …

“How do I create a world-class company culture?” I know, there are a million blog posts written on the subject. I’m writing this because most of the articles I read lacked practical action steps, or they felt irrelevant for the small, start-up company that doesn’t have a full-time HR Lead…

We call it the “two-week check in.” Here at Tribute.co, we have a belief that taking care of our people, making sure they feel engaged in their work and fulfilled in their personal lives is one of the best investments we can make in the success of the company. As…

https://www.inc.com/emily-canal/tribute-weddings-birthdays-coronavirus-pandemic.html On March 15th I noticed an unusual spike in traffic on the Tribute website. I didn’t think anything of it. The next day, traffic doubled again. Then it hit me, quarantine measures had just gone into effect in many states and I realized that people won’t be able to…

I created some some simple communication guidelines to respond thoughtfully in the midst of very strange times. If you find these helpful, I have compiled them in a shareable post on my instagram. Click the image below to see/share the post with any group chat’s or online communities you are part of.