Employee Appreciation Day With Employee Appreciation day approaching, a story that sticks out to me often is when I was working for an organization that, for the first time ever, went through the process of restructuring. It left me overseeing an area of the workplace, but I no longer had any team members of my … Read more
I had a recent team meeting where I brought our Caring Leadership coaches together to discuss an idea regarding the community. The call ended up going in an entirely different direction, but ended up in an amazing place. As the conversation grew, many strong opinions came forth on all sides, but I trusted each of them … Read more
What Are Your Values? I recently traveled to Napa, California with my husband for a weekend, and throughout the trip, we attended many wine tastings (as one does in wine country). We absolutely enjoyed our time there, but I noticed a common theme with the tour guides. They often mentioned that they did not want … Read more
Virtual Workplaces I recently spoke at an event where a few of the audience members admitted that they hadn’t been engaging as much with their team because of now being virtual. They said that regularly scheduled one-on-ones and town halls had been canceled because of the inability to meet in person. Learning to accept these … Read more
Taking the Back Seat My family and I were on our way to church this past week, and instead of sitting in the passenger seat, I took the back seat and let my son sit up front due to a leg injury. As we drove, I realized how clearly I could experience the environment in … Read more
“I want to move forward in my career, but I’m too unsure to ask for a promotion.” Or “I want to be a better manager, but it’s hard to change my ways and make people feel heard.” How about “I want to lose weight, but I’m not willing to give up junk food.” Less excuses, … Read more
Imagine you are transported to a place where you have never been before, accessing emotions that another person feels and with the ability to heal them and all while having the ability to return home when you choose. That’s the magical power of empathy. Empathy is the ability to step into the shoes of another to … Read more
Decisions, Decisions… I was walking with my son one day, and he said to me: “Everything starts with a decision, which is just really a choice. We all have to make a series of choices. That gets us where we are today.” He went on to say that as he makes choices, he would do … Read more
The Ugly Truth I’m sure you’ve heard about the CEO from Better.com who recently laid off 900 of his employees over a Zoom call. Sure, he came forth to apologize eventually, but a late apology often seems as empty as the cold delivery that started it all. I mean 900 employees, wow! If you haven’t … Read more
Self Awareness and Bias It’s in our nature as humans to build friendships with those we come in close contact with regularly. This is what we call affinity bias. For most of us, many of those friendships form with people we work with. However, whether it be a fellow employee, a subordinate, or someone who … Read more
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