Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Posts by Caroline Dowd-Higgins:
Savvy Leaders Celebrate Curiosity

Curiosity encourages questioning the status quo and seeking alternative approaches. By fostering a curious mindset, leaders inspire their teams to think critically, challenge assumptions, and uncover innovative solutions. Curiosity is a driving force that fuels exploration, innovation, and personal growth. Creativity wanes when we fail to celebrate curiosity. We reward people for getting the right […]
How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge with Melody Wilding
Navigate power dynamics, build effective relationships, and earn more authority, freedom, and confidence at work.
Don’t Get Stuck in the “It will Get Better When” Mindset

Life is precious and we often delay our sense of gratification, celebration, or contentment because we are focusing on what might happen someday. If you find yourself in the someday trap: It will get better when…I land the new role. It will get better when…my toxic boss moves on. It will get better when…the kids […]
Break Away from Meeting Palooza

Nobody enjoys endless meetings that suck the oxygen out of day and eliminate white space on the calendar to reflect, think creatively, and do the work. Savvy companies like Google have “no meeting weeks” and Slack’s “Maker Weeks” where people can turn notifications off and relish in meeting-free time to do focused work. You can […]
How The Future Works

This month marks the 5-year anniversary of the pandemic shelter-in-place order, which turned the traditional workday on its head out of necessity. The multi-year global case study in remote/hybrid work has irrevocably changed how many people want to work moving forward. With the Worker’s Market driving change, savvy organizations are rethinking the way we work […]