The last few months, I’ve been learning and researching articles about our collective drops in focus and attention. This research has been surprising and concerning – so much so, that it’s caused me to adjust a few things – both personally and professionally. My initial interest in this work arose from a conference I… Continue reading Focus & Attention
We’ve been talking with teams lately about shifting from Awareness to Action. Below is a simple practice of bringing something from Awareness to Action. It’s a simple 5-Step process we utilize here as a Team. Whether you apply it towards showing gratitude, as a step towards self-care, or integrating powerful work through boundaries or structural… Continue reading Moving from Awareness to Action
Change and Hope are just on the horizon. That’s a good thing, because we need it. Our collective pain is high right now. We can see it in the stats and research on burnout and overwhelm, drops in employee engagement and the lowest productivity in decades. But more importantly, we can see it in ourselves, our colleagues, families and even communities. We don’t… Continue reading Change & Hope: Tackling Burnout
As you know, my sweet spot is the interplay of three key spaces: Boundaries, Balance, and Outcomes. I love this space. I think it’s because it is both challenging – and so very rewarding… There’s an inherent tension amidst these three worlds. Each of these items can be viewed and addressed independently, and yet, that’s… Continue reading Psychological Safety
There seems to be a lot of push back on Self-Care, and claims that it’s not a good solution to Burnout. Yet, my experience shows that Self-Care (or Energy) is really at the core of building our personal capacity to set Boundaries – which are at the root of avoiding Burnout. Self-Care has gotten a… Continue reading Energy at Work: A Reframe
Bold Powerful Questions change us, and in doing so, change our world. As we start this New Year, we are asking ourselves – what Bold Powerful Questions need to be asked? And what actions need to occur to create space for these questions in our personal and professional lives? Old habits and perspective shifts require… Continue reading Bold, Powerful Questions
Just this last spring, Harvard Business Review published an article titled “Leading an Exhausted Workforce”. I absolutely loved this article. I loved that the author so blatantly calls out that we are still – yes still – exhausted. It’s what I see. It’s what I hear. On a regular basis. The acknowledgement and validation of… Continue reading Calculated Steps
I was raised by two loving, self-proclaimed workaholics. My parents ran their own business when I was young and they worked absolutely crazy hours. I was an only child, so I was alone. A lot. This frame of reference growing up was unique. Witnessing my parents build and run a successful business provided me a… Continue reading My Story
Olympic athletes rest – and they value it. They know rest is required in order to perform at peak levels. It’s not a luxury. Not a nice to have. It’s a necessity. Our bodies and our minds were designed to ebb and flow. The inhale is tied to the exhale. The out breath always follows… Continue reading A Call for Rest: “The Exhale” at Work
Effort & Ease both require commitment and discipline. Over the years, I’ve learned that Ease grants me access to valuable resources – resources that Effort and action simply cannot provide. Ironically, it can require great Effort to step into Ease. Why is that? For me, Effort is comforting. It feels like I’m in control. Ease… Continue reading Mindset: Effort vs Ease Part II
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