by Jennifer England | Oct 1, 2019 | Creativity, Culture Change
Get out from your row of desks The metaphor of being confined to a row of desks, still rules so many of our organizations. There are unwritten rules, norms, and cultures that limit our creativity and innovation- even when we are encouraged to break ground. And even...
by Jennifer England | Sep 17, 2019 | Conflict + Power, Relationships, Self Awareness
The empty road of Diagnosing and Deficiency We can all remember a kid in school who we fundamentally did NOT get along with, that expressed as arguments or conflict. Back then, just like now, we might have created some pretty simple narratives on who they were and...
by Jennifer England | Sep 6, 2019 | Conflict + Power, Culture Change, Self Awareness
The Dynamism of our Personal Power Power is dynamic. At any given time, we’re experiencing being either ‘one up’ or ‘one down’. We are shifting between these polarities and often occupy them both at the same time. Power’s far from static. It continually...
by Jennifer England | Aug 22, 2019 | Emotional Agility, Perfectionism, Self Awareness
Recently over coffee with friends, I realized that I was doing the very thing I gently remind others about. Me: “I think I need to take another course before putting something out there.” My wise friends: “I think you have enough already to offer this”. Me:...
by Jennifer England | Aug 8, 2019 | Practices for You, Productivity, Success
How we check for productivity Even in our downtime, being busy is one of the cultural hallmarks of being ‘productive’. I’m in a small hippie mountain town as I write this. While the wide open lake and stand-up-paddle boards point to relaxation, people are busier than...
