I was in a French hospital getting a CT scan, and I knew I'd have to get contrast dye injected first, which meant getting a needle. Even typing that word makes my skin quiver, my heart want to leap into my mouth, and my stomach go slightly nauseous. Then things went up a whole other … [Read more...] about The Simple Question That Made Me Cry in a French Hospital
Why Most Workplace Feedback Falls Flat Do you remember the telephone game you likely played as a child? Someone whispers a message at one end of the line, and by the time it travels through ten people and reaches the other end, "the cat sat on the mat" has somehow become "the bat ate … [Read more...] about Most People Think They Give Great Feedback. The Data Tells a Different Story.
Which animal are you when you're stuck? Keep reading to find out. Are you feeling stuck in the muck? Tamped down by tiredness? Quashed by the quagmire? In other words, is there something important you know you want to get done, but you've somehow become your own worst enemy and the … [Read more...] about Feeling Stuck? There Are Four Types of Stuck, Here’s How to Find Yours
You know you should delegate more. You've even started. So why does it still feel like it's not quite working? Here are two more ways to help ensure you’re successful using the D.O.D. technique and my fist/palm worksheet. But first, last week, I wrote about the benefits of delegating (in case … [Read more...] about Say Goodbye to Time-Sucking Tasks: Delegate Like a Pro, Part Two
Image provided in order to provide a chuckle or two when it comes to conflict and culture I was talking to a dear friend a while ago. She’s an incredibly bright, very successful professional who manages a massive budget, a big team, and, in addition to all that, she works and lives … [Read more...] about Breakthrough Strategies: Four Tools to Resolve Any Conflict, Part 2
I was talking to a dear friend a while ago. She’s an incredibly bright, very successful professional who manages a massive budget, a big team, and she works and lives interculturally, away from her passport country. If you put a problem or challenge in front of this person, she will … [Read more...] about Breakthrough Strategies: Four Tools to Resolve Any Conflict, Part 1
Scott Peck said, “Mental health is a commitment to reality at all costs.” Someone else said, “Sanity is a commitment to reality at all costs.” Which got me thinking about our mental health and our very sanity during these difficult days. So I made you a handy, dandy visual based … [Read more...] about Mental Health Strategies: How to Rest Up, Get Lit Up, Stand Up, and Fire Up
Are you struggling to name how you’re feeling these days? You’ve got every reason, in the wake of world events these days, to feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, at a loss, etc. Let’s try to turn the page on that, shall we? (Even if temporarily.) How long has it been … [Read more...] about Whole new month and a whole new emotion. Ever felt kama muta? You’re about to.
Say it ain’t so. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, yet another difficult year has passed. It’s felt at times like our very humanity is broken. As the door to 2025 is about to close and another opens to 2026, let’s protect ourselves and our … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
I’ve a BIG announcement to share, plus a grateful and creative thank you, a little gift, and some prose I wrote for you. I invite you to cast your mind back to the fall of 2012. What were you doing? Me, I was packing up my family and my life in Canada and, taking a huge leap of faith, while … [Read more...] about Get Ready for a Major Update: Gratitude, Gifts, and Exciting Changes!
I’m guessing you’ve heard of Gary Chapman’s popular love languages: They can be summed up by the above chart. While some research shows they may not hold, I believe they’re a helpful framework for communicating, resolving conflict, collaborating, and even giving/receiving feedback (see … [Read more...] about Two new languages discovered! Love languages that is.
My stomach dropped to the floor while my eyebrows arched in gobsmacked amazement. The facilitator had just assigned each of us an animal. We were to close our eyes, and find our fellow animals by making the animal noise, “Get me outta here!” my brain screamed, while my feet refused to … [Read more...] about Boost Learner Engagement In Workshops: Myths, Truths, And Practical Tips
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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