Do Your Employees Feel Safe to Communicate?

Do Your Employees Feel Safe to Communicate?

Improving communications is often the entry point for my work with teams. During the early stages of an engagement, I am watching and assessing key communication indicators. Broadly I’m looking and listening for things like, how the information flows up, down, and...
Are you feeling burnt out?

Are you feeling burnt out?

If you’re feeling burnt out, there’s a good chance you may be over-functioning.  So, what is that you ask?  The folks at Resilient Leadership define over-functioning like this, “To think, feel, or act for another in a way that erodes their capacity for ownership or...
When life throws me lemons, I make lemon bars.

When life throws me lemons, I make lemon bars.

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say my cup runneth over with the lemons of life. Instead of making lemonade, I really do make lemon bars. This time however, I screwed up the recipe and forgot to add two cups of sugar to the lemon filling. They were quite tart, but that...