Stop navigating and float in good company
As adults, I think we are pressured to always be on-track, be clear, have direction. Of course, these things are necessary and usually helpful in our work—but I also think, at times, they can hinder us …
Category Archives: Relationships
The courage to ask for help
Asking for help has never come easily to me, whether personally or professionally. Indeed, I don’t think it’s something that comes easily to most people. We are hardwired towards independence and often perceive asking for help …
A few of my favorite things
Like most folks, I love lots of things about the holiday season – the scents, the candy, the merriment. At the top of my list, though, is the holiday card exchange. I look forward to opening the …
Talk is not cheap.
Whether you’re sitting in a chaise lounge, a plastic beach chair or hiding in your new makeshift home “office,” chances are you are acutely aware we are at a pivotal point as a society, and perhaps …
Huddle up!
I’m not a football player, or any kind of an athlete, really. But I love a good huddle. The entire concept – circling up with your teammates, joining arms, putting heads together to hash out the …
Grace and space
In the managerial communications classes I teach, we cover lots of material on relationships with coworkers – subordinates, peers and bosses. Concepts like active listening, empathy, respect, teamwork and clear communication are essential components in effective …
Joy comes in the morning
Life just seems wrong in this moment in time. I truly wonder if, and how, our country can recover. A pandemic, an economic depression, and now vast civil unrest. The senseless, tragic death of George Floyd on …