Please Pass the Gratitude
Why is practicing gratitude all the rage in November? It’s most likely a reflective time for people as they embrace the change in season, with the colors and smells of fall, and the time change, with daylight saving time [...]
Are You Overperforming?
Do you take on the team’s anxiety to protect them? Are you the one who takes care of everything—intervenes, takes control, gives unwarranted advice? If so, you might be over-functioning, and chances are, you learned this adaptive style of functioning [...]
Managers Are Sandwiches
You’ve heard of the sandwich generation, right? It’s people, mostly women, who are raising kids while also taking care of their parents—the quintessential “stuck in the middle” situation. As a manager, you are the workplace version of the sandwich: C-suite [...]
Can I Please Be Excused?
Let’s look at a day in the life of a seven-year-old. She’s told when to wake up, where to go, how to get there, and what to wear. When she gets to school, her day is strictly organized—ruled by the [...]