by Dr. Tricia Groff | Jun 8, 2026 | Human Due Diligence
The Gift That Cuts Both Ways There is a theme that underlies the money I’ve turned down over the years. On some days I’m proud of it, and on others I wish I were a little less smart and a little less intuitive. My ability to rapidly see people is one of my...
by Dr. Tricia Groff | May 23, 2026 | Human Due Diligence
For 14 years, I had a loving, sweet cat named Princess. She was my baby. (Even if you hate cats, stick with me on the story; there’s a lesson here.) One night I went on a date, and the subject of cats came up. I told my date about Princess, and he told me that...
by Dr. Tricia Groff | Apr 21, 2026 | High Achievers
“I’ve worked hard to be successful, and now I’m struggling with whether it is taking up too much of my identity. I feel like my strategy may be turning in on itself.” “Will people like me or want to hang with me….okay, fine, love me,...
by Dr. Tricia Groff | Dec 10, 2025 | Business Psychology
Over the years, I’ve been on the receiving end of many phone calls about death. While each personal death has its own set of struggles, workplace death is unique. It calls on leaders to make impossible calls about how to support, how to calibrate sensitivity...
by Dr. Tricia Groff | Nov 5, 2025 | Business Psychology
My client—a founder who’d built and sold his first business—got there first. I’d been an early adopter of AI, but he’d started using it more deeply in developing his second business. He’s optimistic and tolerant of risk, built a business at a young...
