5 Strategies for Getting Off the Treadmill of Overwork, Overwhelm and Burnout
In my first management job, years ago, I reported to a director who used to call me at 5:30 p.m. and say, “This...
20 October, 2023
Is Work an Addiction? Breaking the Cycle of Overwork and Overwhelm
Firmly ingrained in our culture is this expectation that we need to work ourselves to a point of exhaustion and burnout. The pressure...
19 September, 2023
Is My Work in Line With My Energy?
In a recent yoga class, the instructor asked, “Is your practice in line with your energy today?” In other words, was I pushing too...
24 May, 2023
How to Stack the Deck In Your Favour
I’ve been talking with a lot of workplace groups lately about this one leadership skill. It is the ability to overcome the negativity...
12 March, 2023
3 Ways You Can Lead Your Team to Thrive, Not Just Survive in 2023
“The most important determinant of people’s work experience is the culture of the organization. People’s most immediate culture is their team.” Dr. Michael West,...
02 February, 2023
The Power of Mindfulness in Building A Better Culture at Work
Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash Have you ever considered how mindfulness can impact your work culture? Do you think it’s possible to build...
11 December, 2022
Doing The Work: Great Workplace Cultures Aren’t Built Overnight
The story of how McMan Central is strategically creating a thriving culture. Tucked away in Innisfail, Alberta there is a house finished neatly in...
31 August, 2022
How A Simple Mindfulness Walk Led Me Here
Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash I have a new job; a really important one, and it’s perfect for me … A few months ago,...
27 July, 2022
We Can All Learn From the Siesta—Breaks Make Us More Productive!
When the pandemic first began, I remember seeing all of these videos circulating where you could explore the Lourve, or walk down the...
14 March, 2022
2022: Your Year To Choose Gratitude
“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” ~ Maya Angelou I realized the other day that 99% of the time, I...
22 February, 2022
4 Trajectories That Are Changing the Workplace: Rethinking Your Leadership for What Comes Next
In March 2020, almost overnight, our oldest daughter’s workplace reinvented how they work. All employees from head office moved to working from home....
29 November, 2021
You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup: How To Keep Inspiring Psychological Well-Being At Work
Organizations around the world are observing workforces that are becoming increasingly burnt out, well into the second year of the pandemic. The acknowledgment...
12 November, 2021
Grief & Gratitude: How Focusing On What Is Going Right Can Help
“No matter how good you are at negativity, you’re also capable of positivity.” – Barbara Fredrickson I sometimes find myself finishing an online meeting with...
09 November, 2021
Four Ways to Open the Door to Workplace Positivity
What are you doing to create the kind of culture where your employees can be resilient, healthy and rave about how great it...
30 September, 2021
Using the Right Question at the Right Time is a Powerful Way to Shift
A profound way to shift yourself and your workplace culture are to identify key transformational questions that: Help you and your team think...
10 September, 2021
BE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE: DISCONNECT!
How many people do you know that completely disconnect from work over the summer… or ever? I receive countless bounce backs from people when...
25 August, 2021
How to Put More Than a Band-Aid on Burnout in Your Workplace
Have you ever experienced burnout at work? Unfortunately, burnout has become a “normal” occurrence in many workplaces today. If you hear employees or managers...
13 August, 2021
9 Ideas That Will Help You Create a Better Workplace Now
Do you want to build a healthier, more positive, and productive workplace? The concept of workplace health became very important to me in my...
05 July, 2021
Summer Workin’: Five Ways To Savour Your Summer On The Job
Photo by rowanlott on Pixabay Summer workin’ had me a blast. Summer workin’ happens so fast. (You’re singing this with me, aren’t you? ) We’ve made it...
17 June, 2021
To Be a Better Leader, Shift Yourself First
Do you want to know how to be a better leader? If the answer is yes, that’s probably because you’re already really good at...
04 June, 2021
Let’s Make Work a Healthy Life Experience!
Would you describe the experience you have at work as a healthy life experience? I hope that’s the case, but for many it...
20 May, 2021
6 Ways to Be a More Transformational Leader
What does it take to be a transformational leader? Most organizations are more focused on problem-solving than on new possibilities. But when the person...
05 May, 2021
Up the Water Spout Again: 8 Positive Ways to Flourish
Photo by henor teneqja on Unsplash. A SPIDER SAID IT BEST… Once upon a time, in a positively beautiful book written by E.B. White, there...
03 May, 2021
Transform Your Workplace to Create a Great Customer Culture
Have you ever wondered whether you can improve your organization’s customer culture? I work with leaders to create more positive workplace cultures that attract...
21 April, 2021
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