Feeling and expressing gratitude is so important. November is “gratitude month.” Thanksgiving is “gratitude day.” The happiest and healthiest people are those who live in a place of gratitude all year long. Most people understand the why around practicing gratitude....
Lately I’ve talked and written quite a bit about mental well-being at work. A big part of what’s detracting from that sense of well-being is employee anxiety. It’s not a new problem: Even before the pandemic of 2020, anxiety was crippling the performance of workers,...
A lot has been said and written lately about resilience in the workplace. And I think when most employers talk about this subject, we have good intentions. We want our employees to be resilient, not just so they can perform at work, but so they can be strong and...
How do we respond when someone does or says something we may not agree with? Do we go on the attack with a “got you” comment? Do we react quickly or do we pause to seek first to understand where the person is coming from? Do we generalize? Do we forgive? ...
Lately I’ve spent a lot of time writing and talking about employee well-being. All sorts of factors have led to rampant stress, burnout, and even trauma inside organizations, and COVID-19 has only accelerated them. Add bullying, incivility, and other disruptive...
