The need to give feedback is inevitable. Why? Because at the heart of feedback is the need to address and fix a problem. While the objective seems simple enough, giving feedback is not. How it is delivered has significant consequences. Delivered well it can create a sense of belonging, a commitment to… Continue reading How to Give Feedback Well
Category: Self-Advocacy
How to Believe You’re Doing Enough
It’s April. Just like that, we’re well into the year. It can be easy for us to ask: Where did the year go? Before panicking and wondering – “What have I accomplished? Did I do enough?” – I’m going to help you build and exercise your self-awareness muscle. Here’s why: You… Continue reading How to Believe You’re Doing Enough
Apologies & Forgiveness in EDI Work
What’s not explicitly talked about when organizations embark on work like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and addressing discrimination are expectations around apologies and forgiveness. These expectations are linked to 2 major needs by harmed parties (i.e. those who have experienced hurt and suffering) and those trying to stop the harm: accountability and acknowledgment.… Continue reading Apologies & Forgiveness in EDI Work
How Small Adjustments Lead to Big Results
You know what you don’t want. You don’t want a repeat of certain things that happened last year. No more sending job applications into the abyss with no acknowledgment whatsoever. No more finding yourself sitting at your desk asking yourself: What just happened? Either being told off, shamed, ignored or made to… Continue reading How Small Adjustments Lead to Big Results
Create Healthy Boundaries at Work
We all have boundaries we don’t want crossed but they can be hard to name or enforce. Why? There are 2 reasons that come to mind: Because saying your boundaries out loud can result in being judged or shamed. Having boundaries means there are times you cannot be there to… Continue reading Create Healthy Boundaries at Work
How to Use Anger Constructively
What’s your personal relationship with anger? For a lot of us, we are socialized to look at anger in a very narrow way. We learn to see it as destructive, bad, and at times, manipulative. We are also socialized to resist feeling or expressing anger because it’s perceived as not becoming. … Continue reading How to Use Anger Constructively