Tracie Sponenberg LLC October 18, 2025 Welcome! If you read my newsletter last week, you know I went on and on about the leaves. You'll have to read about it this week too, because we are at the tail end of what are the best three weeks of the year in NH. When cooler weather, pumpkins, apples and gorgeous leaves are everywhere, and the Halloween decorations pop up. (You can scroll down to see what the view outside my office window looks like as I write this!) Anyway, here's what I'm thinking...
14 days ago • 8 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC October 9, 2025 Welcome! This is my favorite month of the year in NH. Beautiful leaves, cooler temperature (including absolutely wild temperature swings!) The days when you need the AC and the heat on in the same day. But I know what's coming. I'm not a huge fan of winter, and we are trying to spend more of it out of the cold this year. Including spending a bit of November in Florida, before and after ASA's NETWORK. If you are headed there, I'd love to see you! If you...
23 days ago • 6 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC September 29, 2025 Welcome! This newsletter is a little bit different. (And a bit longer!) In my "Work" section I'm previewing the first of in a three-part series of articles (possibly to become a series of series of articles!) Thanks to my friends at WorkStory for the inspiration! This first article in the series dives into the history of performance management, viewed partially through the lens of my early career. (It's a bit longer because it is intended to catch you...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC September 19, 2025 Welcome! We're starting to see leaves change in New Hampshire - I always love this time of year. Unfortunately for the last few years the foliage has been staggered, but we are keeping our fingers crossed this year! Read on to find out what I'm thinking about this week. WORK I've been spending some time each week connecting with CEOs and other business leaders in Distribution, Manufacturing and similar industries, to learn more about what their pain...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC September 9, 2025 Welcome! I'm writing this from my porch on an absolutely perfect early fall (technically late summer) afternoon. I've been working for myself for 20ish months, and I can count probably on one hand the amount of times I've done any work outside. Old habits I guess. But a change of scenery, and the outdoor sounds are really calming. And great for focusing on writing. So here we are! Read on to find out what I'm thinking about this week. WORK I've had a...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC September 2, 2025 Welcome to unofficial Fall! After what feels like the hottest summer ever in NH, we've had a few weeks of really cool nights. And with the calendar turning into September, I'm going full-on fall. Apples, leaf wreaths, sweaters and boots. I like summer, but I LOVE this time of year (And yes I know it's not officially autumn for a few weeks.) September also brings more people back in the office, which also means a bit of an accelerated pace with my work....
2 months ago • 6 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC August 24, 2025 Welcome! Our youngest is thriving in her first days of college (huge exhale!), our oldest is hopping around Europe on vacation, and our middle one works long days and spends a lot of time with friends. So even though we technically have two at home, it kind of feels like we are empty nesters. Dave and I have a ton of fun together, and travel together frequently, but this new normal feels - weird I guess? Quiet for sure. (Though all of our kids are pretty...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC August 14, 2025 Welcome! It's mid-August as I write this, and we are getting ready to take our youngest to school. Though our kids are all older now, I remember the chaos of this time of year when they were younger. Endless school supply lists, the wait to find out which teacher they would have (would they be with friends?), the back to school clothes shopping. The relief that life was back to a routine (our relief, not theirs!) Parents and caregivers of kids, thinking...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Tracie Sponenberg LLC August 6, 2025 Welcome Back! I've missed writing this newsletter! If you read my last newsletter or we're connected on LinkedIn, you may know I lost my dad unexpectedly at the beginning of June. That's the reason for the long delay between newsletters. But this newsletter is not about grief (which is still there, and I write about from time to time.) I'm finally getting back to my normal newsletter cadence (every one to two weeks), and focusing on what I love - work,...
3 months ago • 4 min read