Yesterday was a long day. 14 hours of travel between flights and drives. Business travel can look glamorous from the outside. In reality, it’s early mornings, late nights, disrupted routines, and a body and mind that quietl keep score. Over the years, I’ve learned that taking care of my health on the road isn’t a “nice to have” - it’s a responsibility. Sleep when you can. Eat real food. Move your body. Say no when needed. Burnout doesn’t announce itself; it accumulates. I spend a lot of time traveling to conferences and because our professionals are assigned to projects across North America. And while calls and dashboards matter, nothing replaces showing up on site: walking the job, sharing a meal, and checking in face-to-face. Employee care, to me, isn’t a policy or a talking point. It’s making the time to understand how people are really doing in the environments where they’re doing the work. It’s seeing the long shifts, the travel fatigue, the safety demands, and the family tradeoffs that come with project-based assignments. Strong teams aren’t built from behind a screen. They’re built through presence, listening, and trust, and by designing work that recognizes the humans behind the hard hats and job titles. Yesterday's late rainy walk was a good reminder of why those site visits matter. 🌧️ #businesstravel #wellbeing #employeecare #nuclear #projects

This week, I had the honor of exploring open conversations on innovation in our industry. Innovation, not only around tools and #ai, but also real challenges, exploring use cases and progress updates on various tool and project implementations alongside the lessons learned. Nuclearn and Nuclear Business Innovation Council put together a great event with the base approach of honest conversations with #workforce being a key point. Ryan Pickering kicked off with his keynote and some encouraging words around the importance of outreach and I finally got to meet this #Nuclear celebrity in person!

🗓️ Don’t miss this webinar, happening tomorrow! More info here: https://www.winus.org/news/2026-outreach-webinar/

My kids are the best! Check out my new fashionable socks! I'll be rocking those soon! #nuclear #atomicmom #NuclearEnergy #levelup

One of the most important things I've learned in Nuclear is that relationships are essential. That's true in order to push a project through, when moving forward with a hiring strategy, and especially when things get hard. Building these relationships takes time, presence, and following through. Thats where site visits and face-to-face time come in. What's been important to you?