Empowering one’s team is often seen as a hallmark of strong leadership, and yet it may be one of those traits of leadership that can be misunderstood or difficult to understand how to put it into action. When a leader, or even better, an entire organization gets it right great things happen, such as: Engaged employees … Continue reading Creating a Culture of Empowerment
Inclusion For Diversity
If you only pool candidates from those traditional pipelines, you’re doomed to not have diversity on staff. – Alexandra Mandrycky – Director Hockey Strategy and Research – Seattle Kraken The idea of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in the workplace has been with us for decades. Equal pay for equal work and a workforce more representative of the … Continue reading Inclusion For Diversity
Think Inclusion More Than Diversity
When I originally started working on this post I was squarely focused on the workplace and whether diversity and inclusion programs are focused on the right half of that pair of words. However, the recent events in the US with respect to the death of George Floyd have me thinking about the issue at a … Continue reading Think Inclusion More Than Diversity
Ontology (my big word of the month) and Humility
The idea of humility has been with me a lot lately. Perhaps there are a lot of angles to the subject, both witnessing clients struggling with asking for what they want as well as my own newfound understanding of reforming one’s identity in (semi) retirement. Finally we have recently completed building a custom home, which … Continue reading Ontology (my big word of the month) and Humility
Valuing Yourself: Humility vs. Humanity
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of … Continue reading Valuing Yourself: Humility vs. Humanity
You Are Brilliant: Stepping Into It Is The Hard Part
I keep a 365 day calendar on my desk called “YOU are a BADASS” by Jen Sincero … author of a book by the same name. It is an awesome daily reminder about being present, being connected and being real. This post is one of an ongoing series inspired by Jen’s work. Watching someone else go … Continue reading You Are Brilliant: Stepping Into It Is The Hard Part
