If you’re new to anti-racism work, new to this battle, then you might be wondering: Why isn’t more being accomplished? Where are the results? It’s been more than half a year, why aren’t our collective efforts being rewarded?! The truth is, this work takes time. You can’t free the ocean of all of its pollution …
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Well. Goodbye, 2020. Some of you are gearing up to celebrate Christmas, wrapping up your Hanukkah celebrations, preparing for Kwanzaa, or simply counting down the days to the solstice, when the light returns. And I think all of us who follow the Gregorian calendar are feeling some relief at the prospect of a brand new …
As we near the end of 2020, a milestone that couldn’t come fast enough for most of us, it seems that 2021 will bring more of the same trends we spent this unprecedented year getting used to; including continued working from home. As managers and leaders who are used to working with teams in person, …
It’s been about six months since George Floyd was executed on camera and our cultural conversation received an electric jolt. In Canada, since then, we have had our own terrible incidents of police violence against Black and Indigenous people. I want to check in and take inventory of how our lives have changed. Black and …
If there’s one thing that’s certain about COVID-19, it’s that it has completely thrown a wrench into what ‘work’ looks like for almost all of us. With the exception of a rare few, almost everyone, whether employee, leader, or president, has had to make adjustments to how they work. For some, they’re not even going …
Since about March (at least here in North America), we’ve almost all been affected by COVID-19, in at least one way or another. Whether we or our loved ones have lost jobs, kids have been without sports or school, household income has been slashed, or your work life has drastically changed (work from home, anyone?), …
Noticed these changes in yourself? It could be the pandemic Read More »
Why do some people buckle under pressure while others seem to weaken but not crumble? What is it that helps some people bend but not break, or if they break, why are some people able to bounce back again? This seemingly magical ingredient is resilience. What is Resilience Exactly? Resilience is the ability to adapt …
When was the last time you made a deliberate choice and pursued it, either at work or in your business, or in your personal life? Are you inadvertently allowing others to make the choices that form your world? I’ve been working with a business coach since the pandemic started to help plan and prepare for …
Are You an Active Player in the Story of Your Life? Read More »
Overserving others, especially as women, is so deeply engrained in us that we often don’t even realize we’re doing it. Have you ever: Said yes to helping a friend, even though it meant not having time to run your own errands? Agreed to an early meeting, even though you’ve been exhausted for weeks? Said yes …
Are you Overserving others and Underserving Yourself? Read More »
We know getting back into the office after the shutdown is going to be challenging. But there are things we can do to ease this transition for ourselves and our coworkers or employees—and this is a prime opportunity to rethink what kind of work culture we are creating each day. We can let this time …