March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [there is snow on the ground in March, how do I help my 13-year-old support his best friend with family in the Middle East, is this lunch meat still good, Kid 2 is officially driving ON THE ROAD, prays for literal sunshine, and...
Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Together Friends, Well, here we are deep in February. It’s been a . . . year? Month? In brighter news, more daylight comes our way soon, and unrelated to anything Togetherness, here a few things I’m enjoying this month. Am I an influencer now?! Reading:...
Annual Planning: What’s Your Approach?

Annual Planning: What’s Your Approach?

At the start of 2026, I got curious how people approach long-term planning, not necessarily goal-setting, but how they look at the big picture of an entire year. And I went searching for a template of a portable year on one page, and I happily found this one. It’s a...
February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...
Close the Loops – and Tie them Tight!

Close the Loops – and Tie them Tight!

One of my favorite sections in The Together Teammate is around Closing Loops. Closing Loops is important for to-dos to be closed to finality, to ensure others know the status of tasks, and to avoid duplicate work. I was thinking about this in the context of...
Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Together Friends, Welcome to the first Together Tour of 2026! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of the calendar year brings a mix of renewed energy, busy transitions, and a healthy dose of “Wait … what day is it?” So it felt just right to kick off the year by...