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

​​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

Muscles and physical fitness analogies pervaded my last letter.  In this letter I’m writing about stretching. Am I a “gym rat”? Noun. 1. gym rat – someone who spends all of his/ her leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa. – someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it

My muscles are very much on top of my mind as I’ve been working with a personal trainer lately. He somehow leads me to find muscles I never knew I had each week we work together. It’s amazing how much easier and more fun it was to gain weight and lose muscle function over fourteen