When relationships are unhealthy, avoidance becomes the drug of choice. But avoidance has some hefty side affects. Avoidance breeds ambiguity. Avoidance feeds paranoia. Avoidance wastes precious resources – as examples: Sending emails to the person, or calling them knowing you’ll get voice mail, instead of meeting face to face Steering clear of the person in… Read more »
People die. People mourn. Life moves on. Grief is inevitable. Grief challenges all of us; shoot, it cripples many. Thankfully, most of us have gone our entire careers without seeing how grief affects the workplace. But now? Nearly 700,000 Americans have died directly or indirectly from COVID19, and thousands more are expected to leave us… Read more »
Scientific and technical advancements are impressive, powerful, and critically important, but they will not cure what ails society. The COVID-19 Pandemic has reinforced this fact; abundantly evident by the disregard by many of the long-ignored public health and environmental concerns. Each serve as proof that our world is changing, and that it is no longer… Read more »
As a child, I remember talking with my parents about how much change my grandparents had seen and experienced throughout their lifetime. It was astonishing for me to think that they were born before the first radio broadcast (1920) or even more unthinkable, before the first television broadcast (1928). Recently, as I disconnected from my
What is your name? Not your given name, not the name on your birth certificate. I am referring to the name you are called when a person judges you from the lowest common denominator of their belief system; the place where bias and prejudice are formed and reside. We are living in complex times. As such,… Read more »
“Put aside the math and the logic of it, you gotta know you’re wanted too” Hunter Hayes I’m not afraid to admit it…I like country music. (Take a moment to judge me before you read on…) The song “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes resonates with many on a personal level but in reality, it can be applied to our… Read more »
A member of my staff once said, “I work my eight hours so that I can go do what I really want to do.” I responded, “Really, I understand that we work eight-hours a day just to breakeven.” His response was memorable, “That is the most depressing thing I have ever heard.” Work-Life Balance What… Read more »
“We owe honesty to everyone we meet.” Joel Casto As I’m reflecting on the previous year and making plans for a fruitful new one, I find myself pondering the word honesty, and really thinking about what it means to be honest with someone. Truth I don’t think we hear it enough. Why is that? … Read more »
I am beginning to understand my relationship with failure. That’s what it is, a relationship. More precisely, I can now say that I have come to understand that it is not failure that is so frightening; it is the fear of being judged that terrifies and intimidates. Daring to care, to dream, to attempt, and… Read more »