This Is No Joking Matter

This Is No Joking Matter

Five ways for leaders to create emotional safety   We’ve all experienced joking in the workplace. We’ve enjoyed the good use of humor when it is something that everyone is in on and is not at anyone’s expense. We’ve also been in a room during the uncomfortable or...
I’m Going Through Something

I’m Going Through Something

How about you? The conflict we face daily.   I’m going through something. It started yesterday with a song. That song transported me back in time to memories of really good music and youthful hopes and dreams. I noticed a shift during my third time listening. (I...
Are You Becoming a Workplace Bully?

Are You Becoming a Workplace Bully?

3 Commonly Overlooked Signs and What You Can Do About Them   In the last decade, news reports, articles and even songs relay the prevalence and consequences of bullying among children and adolescents, but not enough attention is being given to the bullying that...
The Answer My Friends Is Blowing In The Wind

The Answer My Friends Is Blowing In The Wind

Sorry Folks It’s Not That Simple, But Here It Is.   “Why does it have to be this hard?” This is the familiar refrain that I heard recently from my client, a frustrated manager who had just finished a raw and honest conversation with a team member who is seen as...
Listening Beyond Our Comfort Zone Hurts

Listening Beyond Our Comfort Zone Hurts

Why, like any exercise, it’s worth it.   I’m Fired Up Right Now!! I have been listening to a book on racism that I thought would be good to listen to. From what I have heard, the author believes there is racism, but presents a different view from...
Parental Power Is an Easy Card to Play

Parental Power Is an Easy Card to Play

Our children need us to make a better choice.   When we find ourselves with the challenge of handling situations with our children that are pretty much designed to push our buttons or at least we think they are designed to, pulling the parental power card is a...