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, I accepted the part-time position of Executive Director of BCalm. I know this is a great next step for me, working with an...
When the pandemic first began, I remember seeing all of these videos circulating where you could explore the Lourve, or walk down the cobblestone alleyways in Italy, or tour Britain’s medieval castles, all from the comfort of your couch! This was a novel escape while...
“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 a group and thinking, ‘That felt almost normal,” which is a weird thought to have. But 20 months into the pandemic, it’s...
A profound way to shift yourself and your workplace culture are to identify key transformational questions that: Help you and your team think differently; Help your team to take on new challenges; Help your organization to get engaged in a new vision. Sometimes the right question...
How many people do you know that completely disconnect from work over the summer… or ever? I receive countless bounce backs from people when they are out of the office and “have limited access to email,” and yet I still get a response back from them...
Do you want to build a healthier, more positive, and productive workplace? The concept of workplace health became very important to me in my twenties when I worked in a place that had 50% turnover of staff each year. Obviously, there were issues or people would...
Would you describe the experience you have at work as a healthy life experience? I hope that’s the case, but for many it is not. There are still many organizations that prescribe to the overwork and overwhelm style of management, despite an ever increasing body...
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 lived a little spider whose name was … Charlotte. Our heroine was small and grey, courageous and kind, gracious and extremely hard-working!...
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 and retain the right people – not just the right employees but the right customers. Wal-Mart Chairman Sam Walton nicely sums up one...
“Every choice you make leads you away from your vision or moves you toward it.” ~ Patti Digh Are you interested in cultivating a more positive workplace culture? Chances are that most leaders will answer “yes” to this, but achieving it is easier said than done. A new...