Recently, 21 families lost loved ones in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter, who was 18, used an assault weapon, a semi-automatic rifle. His intentions and his plan were clear. Unfathomable, but...
Workplace trauma is real.
Traumatic events occur in every organization, so it is critical that you understand the different types of events that trigger a trauma response, how different people respond to traumatic events, and how you can...
In 2019, Mind Share Partners published a report about the prevalence and stigma surrounding mental health challenges in U.S. workplaces. Sixty percent of the respondents had not talked to anyone at work about their mental health in the...
As leaders, we can get caught up in the daily stressors and problems that come with being in charge. The impact of having a continuous loop of stressors can feel untenable and overwhelming, especially if you don't have a framework to help you...
You have the power to get through the hard times with a booster shot of positive self-talk. Self-talk is exactly what it sounds like: It's how we talk to ourselves, our internal dialogue.
When our self-talk is encouraging, we function...
It is impossible to keep the news from affecting the workplace when the world is bombarding us with information about war, humanitarian crises, a global pandemic, senseless violence, and ongoing racial tensions.
When leaders fail to...
Initiating and navigating difficult conversations is a common challenge for business leaders, including Gary Vaynerchuk, the CEO of VaynerMedia and chairman of its parent company, VaynerX. I spoke with him after reading his latest book,...
Most leaders long for the days when their day-to-day decisions concerned what staff training to offer, how to trim the expense budget, and which department needed more support. But for the last two years, we've had to make much more complicated...
Have you had a recent face-to-face interaction that felt a little awkward, even with people you know well? That seems to be a common occurrence for many of us. Our social skills have gotten rusty since Covid became the new international...
Most of us don't intentionally cause conflict at work or home. After all, we want our day to go smoothly, and we have a vested interest in maintaining a good working relationship with our colleagues and family members. Many of us use several...