It’s been hard to write lately. Grief shifts your focus in some profound ways, some, quite useful in that you prioritize people and relationships with greater weight. It also shifts productivity. I’ve been here before. I’m a doer, and I know what I need to be doing. I’m a list-maker, and I love my work. I’m keenly aware my identity is wrapped up… View Article
Do you have an open mind? One of the things I find myself grappling with is the lack of openness to changing our minds these days. One of the privileges I have in the work I do is to help people work through healthy conflict. It’s interesting being from Minnesota that even the term “conflict” causes many people to struggle. The reason, I… View Article
“Grief never ends… but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, not a lack of faith…it is the price of love.” Finding words to express the cascade of feelings that accompany grieving a loss is not easy. In terms of capturing what it feels like with any… View Article
Winter is coming, and many people are concerned about all things pademic as well as the state of mental health for themselves, their employees, family and friends. What can you do? There’s a science to giving your body the chemicals it needs during the darkness of winter and the isolation of a pandemic. Try some of these… View Article
In speaking with leaders, there is a real concern about Winter’s arrival. For those in cold weather states, we are concerned about what this next phase of our pandemic brings as the options to connect with friends and family safely outside goes away. How will we endure it? For the various people who have different… View Article
Gandhi said there are 7 blunders of the world that lead to violence. They are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. I had this quote from a seminar I attended years ago. It was one of the slides shared and thankfully… View Article
There are three approaches to learning something new. You can use these in onboarding employees, with children and with yourself as you approach new learning opportunities. This includes most of 2020. Some people think their way to learning. They like to analyze, gather data, watch others, read about the topic, watch videos, talk with people… View Article
Have you ever had self-defeating talk? Me too. One of the most effective ways to reframe your thinking and get back into action is to ask yourself a question to prompt different thinking. Here are some examples, please share your own in the comments and let us know if you try these: I don’t understand. What am I missing? What else do I need to… View Article
It’s easier to write the story than to do the work. Whether a story, explanation, justification, reason or excuse, they all keep you in the same place. If that’s exactly where you want to be, keep talking. If not… At a time in history when every turn is unpredictable, challenging, and disruptive, are you meeting the changes to grow and learn? … View Article
I’ve posed this question before: what if you treated every conversation as if it was the last opportunity you have? It’s a great question. It causes you to contemplate how you use your time with someone. You consider being more intentional and thoughtful about what kind of conversation matters, what topics get your attention and the experience you’d like to have. Today, this may be exactly what I’m doing, and… View Article
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