Your Dose of Mana – Page 2 – Mana Advisory Group

Everybody was cheering anyway.

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story Right before we went on stage, one of my teammates looked at me and said she was really nervous. We were standing backstage at a West Coast Swing event after ten weeks of rehearsals with our show team. Twenty-two of us. Eleven couples. Wednesday nights… […]

We met too early the first time.

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story Bruce and I knew each other in high school. Well, more accurately, I had a massive crush on him and spent a suspicious amount of time hanging around his locker pretending I just happened to be there. Repeatedly. He, meanwhile, knew who I was because he… […]

My Year of More – Month Six Check In

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story If you know me, you know I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions. Mostly because I think they tend to become elaborate forms of self-disappointment by about January 19th. But I do usually pick a theme for the year. This year’s theme was simple: More…. […]

What do you call it?

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. I’ve had the titles. That didn’t make me a leader 1 Real Story I’ve been called a lot of things in my career. I’m not talking about those things and yes, those too. I mean: CEO.COO.EVP. Now, I correct people when they call me an “executive coach.” Not because it’s… […]

Curiosity is a Sign of Respect

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story I recently wrote about reconnecting with the women of ’86, a group of friends I’ve had for nearly four decades. During that same weekend in New York, somewhere between laughter, old stories, and the kind of conversations that only happen when people have… […]

I Hung Up My Leash…But Maybe It’s Not Over

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story There’s nothing like being in a room full of blind people to gain clarity of vision. Last month, I attended the Helen Keller Achievement Awards in New York with my friend Kathy Nimmer, who was being honored. Kathy is extraordinary. And the event itself… […]

Just Say Thank You

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story Two weeks ago, I wrote about something I think a lot of people quietly wonder: Does any of this actually matter? Not in an existential, lie-on-the-floor-and-stare-at-the-ceiling kind of way. Just the quieter question many of us ask about our work: Is… […]

They took the train to DC just for lunch.

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story Last week, I was in New York with the Women of ’86. Five of us who all started at Latham & Watkins in 1986. Yup, forty years ago. That sentence alone feels offensive because I’m fairly certain 1986 was only twenty years ago. Time is a scam We’re not the… […]

I nearly stopped writing these

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. 1 Real Story I was at a wedding last summer, chatting with a friend I’ve known for 55 years. Yes, 55. She told me she’s been reading my newsletter. And if I’m honest… it usually feels like I’m sending it into a black hole. I see the open rates. They’re strong.I get a… […]

Drafting a PIP? STOP

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Amy

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:1 real story1 leadership insight1 practical takeaway1 dose of art If your biggest business challenges are actually people challenges, you’re in the right place. It’s already too late. 1 Real Story It always to start the same way: “We’re putting them on a PIP.” And nearly every time, I have the same thought: It’s already too late. Not because people can’t improve.But because by the time you get to a PIP… You may be solving for… […]