Newsletter Issue:June 2026 Surf & Sand —Sunset Cliffs Park, San Diego, CA — January 2026 © Katie Crawford Hi Reader!Summer has begun and many of us are in need of a vacation just as review periods and end of quarter numbers arrive. In the spirit of the constructive feedback you’ll likely be giving yourself and your team - this month, I’m asking you to take a look at your communication skills. To support you, I'd like to offer three low-lift ways to uplevel your communication skills....
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Newsletter Issue:May 2026 Turtles Together - Morristown, NJ - May 2026 ©Katie Crawford Hi Reader!You're allowed to slow down. Urgency often disguises itself as purpose. All of a sudden, we have a thing to do. We are busy and therefore important; often too important to hear each other out or to tend to our own needs. Recently, I was in line at a busy coffee shop, the line snaking out the door. When it came my turn to order, I felt the pressure of the entire line behind me and the chaos behind...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Newsletter Issue:April 2026 Among the giants, Muir Woods - April 2026 - ©Katie Crawford Hi Reader! Earlier this week, I was awoken to the noise of chainsaws and a man in a bucket outside my window pulling down the branches of a cherry tree. At first, it seemed like scheduled tree pruning until the tree was felled with a loud smack on the pavement. I will miss the little stretch of shade this tree provided in the back of our building and the way its white flowers would bloom early over the...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Newsletter Issue:March 2026 Sunrise over the tundra - September 2026 - ©Katie Crawford Hi Reader! Solvitur ambulando is a Latin phrase meaning "it is solved by walking." I was not always a believer that the best ideas arrived away from our desks. I felt that a break was a luxury, a step away was avoidance. By taking a moment to do something else, I was not taking my work seriously. I see this same thinking mirrored in many high performers. I've come to find that stepping away provides us with...
4 months ago • 2 min read