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
Category: Self-Advocacy
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
Why Goal-Setting is Ineffective & How to Make it Effective
There’s something I keep repeating: Get clear on your goals to achieve what you want. It sounds easy but have your found yourself asking: How exactly do I do that? OR Have you been in a situation where you thought you were clear, achieved your goal but didn’t actually feel you got… Continue reading Why Goal-Setting is Ineffective & How to Make it Effective
Your 3-Step Plan to Effectively Speak-Up
Can you picture it? You’re at a work holiday party, a friend’s get-together or visiting your family. Inevitably a topic comes up that you don’t want to talk about. This time, you want to avoid being in the discussion entirely OR, avoid blurting out exactly what’s on your mind in a way that… Continue reading Your 3-Step Plan to Effectively Speak-Up