Mel Butcher's Blog

A while ago, I got to interview one of the designers at Punt6, an urban design collective seeking to update cities to accomodate the...

It's time for another book club guide! I love organizing book discussions - it's a great way to virtually connect with colleagues and...

After a recent talk I (Mel) gave about career mentorship and sponsorship, there was a Q&A period. A young man shared the following...

Last year, shortly after the onset of the pandemic, I signed up for an online workshop. The workshop was meant to focus on growing small...

When you think about working for a boss that motivated you, what do you remember? How did they treat you? What sort of things did they em

On Facebook, I asked friends what they felt had been grossly misrepresented in childhood media. The first response someone gave was: Love.

What do you and I have in common? If we were standing side by side, would an outsider see anything more than, “they’re both human”?...

I only just read this book last year. The observations and predictions of the book were far ahead of its time. Though, I can imagine how...

People don't set out to make mistakes...

Offering grace...

...The narrative I was taught and could easily substantiate from experience about "catty" women... it never served me. When I chose to...

"Leadership is using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others."

This is an extremely difficult time to be a job seeker. If you're struggling with the job hunt in this market, it's not you...

It can be fun to feel like you had the last word. You made the point above all points. Mic drop.

Tomorrow, a new episode of the Lead to Soar podcast will drop and the topic is Mentorship 101. In this episode, I interview Michelle Redfern

Politics in the workplace is something that gets a bad wrap. But what are we really talking about?

I'm stubborn. I'm a cynic. I'm a pessimist. I'm not good at _____. Does clinging to your label so fiercely prevent you from growing...

"...reality tells us that we reveal ourselves in many ways... the way we handle our successes as well as our failures."

Show up. What does that mean? Most often, it's about...

There's a concept in Akimbo world called the factory. An assembly line could be part of a factory, yes, but the concept refers to someth...