Are Your Blinders On?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. • Robert Frost, from...
13 October, 2020
Onwards and Upwards: How to Lead With Positivity
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash. Have you taken any trips around a vicious cycle lately? Or down a downward spiral? You know, those...
30 September, 2020
The Next Stage in All of This is to Find Meaning
I’ve been quieter than usual lately. Not intentionally. Just finding myself stuck some days in all that is going on. Perhaps it has...
06 July, 2020
10 Positive Questions About the Future of the Organization
Photo by Charlotte Coneybeer on Unsplash Life has really changed, hasn’t it? Two months ago, you never would have imagined that your business would...
18 May, 2020
The 10 Gifts You Will Get From Being in Social Isolation
As I begin to write this article, I am in quarantine in my white house, with its small front porch. The days are...
07 April, 2020
3 Powerful Ways to Create a Better Culture with Mindfulness (And Why You Need To!)
Most organizations that encourage mindfulness practices amongst their employees do this for the benefit of employee well-being, as it offers clarity of thinking,...
09 March, 2020
What is the Sleep Deficit in Your Workplace Costing?
Featured Image by Elena Lena on Reshot. My friend used to get up when it was still dark, the sun just beginning to rise,...
03 February, 2020
How Asking Better Questions Can Change Your Perspective and Shift Workplace Culture
The amazing thing about a simple question is that it has the ability to start a dialogue, and bring people together to have...
12 November, 2019
Can You Get Good at Giving Constructive Feedback?
Do you like getting feedback at work? Do you look forward to providing it to others? Most people say no to both of...
23 September, 2019
How to Create a Flourishing Culture, One Conversation at a Time
I was consulting on a project for an organization, and as a part of that work I was asked to join the project...
27 May, 2019
How to Stop Normalizing Burnout in the Workplace
When was the last time you heard someone brag about going home on time? Taking a weekend off? Or completely disconnecting from work...
13 February, 2019
3 Ways to Be A Positive Deviant in Your Workplace!
When I was a child, my parents decided it wasn’t OK for people to smoke in our house. They didn’t smoke themselves, and...
09 January, 2019
Shift Yourself First, To Be a Better Leader
In a course that I took once with author, Patti Digh, she made a comment about doing some of her best work when...
11 December, 2018
Who Can I Be That My Employees’ Eyes Shine?
It had been 16 years since my last triathlon, and 4 years since I had even raced a 5 km run, but when...
03 December, 2018
What Do We Want Our Culture to Be?
In “The Deep Change Field Guide: A Personal Course to Discovering the Leader Within” Dr. Robert Quinn points out that launching a company-wide...
03 October, 2018
Design a Better Culture on Purpose: Expert Advice
“Research shows that corporate purpose statements often do more harm than good because they are political exercises rather than words that people passionately...
12 September, 2018
9 Ideas That Will Help You Create a Better Workplace Now
I caught up with my friend Kathryn on a recent trip through Field, in the Canadian Rockies, where she and her husband run...
20 August, 2018
Adopt These Practices to Avoid Slow Death in the Workplace
When I get a consulting request from a small business or team to work with them on their culture, it is often when...
17 July, 2018
You Need to Know How to Transform What You Do Daily to Transform Your Life
This morning my yoga instructor reminded us that how we transform is through daily practices. She was talking about our bodies and minds,...
12 June, 2018
Using the Right Question at the Right Time is a Powerful Way to Shift
A profound way to begin to shift yourself or your culture at work is to find the transformational question that will help you...
29 March, 2018
How to Replace Your Vicious Cycles with Positive Ones
I have spent the last three years collecting stories of positive change. Stories that were shared by innovators and influencers that I brought...
21 February, 2018
How to Inspire Psychological Well-Being at Work
When I was doing research for my Master’s degree back in the 90’s, I remember interviewing a number of directors from a municipal...
04 July, 2017
10 Powerful Questions to Focus Your Bold New Vision
“Every choice you make leads you away from your vision or moves you toward it.” - Patti Digh - What do we want our culture...
17 February, 2017
Expert Advice on Creating a Positive People Culture
“A positive people culture is one where people experience positive emotions, optimism, cohesion, gratitude and humour, and where they have, as a consequence,...
28 June, 2016
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