Get Comfortable With Change & Mental Health
I believe it’s healthy to acknowledge that we are all living through challenging times as we face many obstacles amid uncertainty and change. Personally and professionally, we’re being tested to meet expectations while trying to maintain some boundaries. For office workers and employees, they’re rethinking altogether whether it is worth it for them to work […]
Take This Year Of Rest
Is it just me, or have the past couple of years been a lot!? The constant change, fear for our lives, and civil unrest have been particularly draining. Other issues on top of that, such as squashing the pandemic, combating severe climate change, and improving workplace culture is a lot to handle. This doesn’t mention […]
How Creativity Will Help Leaders Manage Continued Uncertainty
Like it or not, the world is changing. This is nothing new as change and evolution have always been part of our human history. However, from personal observation and speaking with my professional counterparts, it feels like the pace of change has accelerated. It’s this rapid change and future uncertainty that makes things seem different […]
2 Things You Must Do To Be A Good Manager
Much like the XY generation, managers often feel overlooked and unsupported in their organization. It’s an interesting pattern that I’ve seen while consulting in different industries. Even companies that are voted “best places to work” have this issue. This problem isn’t the managers’ fault, it’s the company’s. A manager often earns the title because she/ […]
Lead By Example And With Integrity
If you look up the dictionary definition of the word integrity, you will get results like this: Being honest and having strong moral principles Firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values Holding moral values you’re unwilling to change Integrity was once explained to me as, “saying what you do, and then doing […]
Without Flexibility, I’d Have To Quit My Job This Week
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog titled, I’d Rather Quit Than Return To The Office. If you are someone who reads that headline and thinks, “you’re an entitled brat”, please hear me out… If I was required to go back to the office this week, I couldn’t. I would be forced to either […]
I’d Rather Quit Than Return To The Office
Over the past year and a half, many office workers have figured out a few things. First and foremost, employees are just as productive from home as they are from the office; some studies suggest even more. Secondly, that flexibility is perhaps the most important benefit they can receive from their employer. There are an […]
Together We Go Far
Today, I facilitated a group of employees who are building equity and inclusion in their workplace as union ambassadors – the topic was engagement and intrinsic motivation. We talked about the value of setting goals, goal-setting behavior, and the power of accountability partners (i.e. inclusion) in staying motivated. Often, when we discuss goals and I […]
Organizational Change Requires People To Change
One of the biggest issues that stifle organizational transformation is when leadership gets in the way. This often looks like the CEO holding onto control too tightly, and not deferring to their key leadership staff. What’s needed in these cases is that leaders put their egos aside, listen to their people, and start implementing the […]
Rethinking How We Think About Stress
How much stress have you experienced over the last year? Some stress? A moderate amount of stress? A lot of stress? How have you handled that stress? Perhaps most importantly, how do you feel about that stress? There was a previously held belief in the medical profession that “stress is bad”. Stress makes you sick […]