Why do organizations and leaders need to ask 4 key questions for a successful Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) journey? It’s because of 2 things: 1) the context and 2) EDI implementation plans damaging workplace relationships and trust in employer/employee relations The Context Our current reality is witnessing and… Continue reading 4 Questions You Need to Ask for a Successful EDI Journey
Category: Conflict Transformation & Communication
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
Work Effectively Under Stress Series – Part 2
In my last post I introduced 2 steps on how to work effectively under stress. These steps make up part of your support system. They are to pause and purge. You can read about it again here. In the second part of this 2-part series I want to share 3 more steps that… Continue reading Work Effectively Under Stress Series – Part 2