by | | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Leaders are slammed I’m often surrounded, at bedtime, with about eight or nine books on the floor. Stacked, angled, or alone, the array of literature, non-fiction, and meditations invite me in. As a leader, with solutions to find and decisions to make for...
by | | Practices for You, Self Awareness, Success
Why Insight isn’t Enough I’m a book lover. Beside my bed, is a pile of (mostly) non-fiction work. Depending on my mood, I’ll gravitate to a passage or chapter, often landing somewhere random. Reading is a habit I have, when I’m looking for insight. Especially,...
by | | Navigating Uncertainty, Practices for You, Relationships, Success
Our need for belonging On a digital or virtual team? Craving more connection as you navigate the tendrils of internet life? Yeah me too. As we navigate the pandemic on the Internet, the world of Zoom and online group connection relieves our loneliness and...
by | | Conflict + Power, Emotional Agility, Practices for You
My Identity Box Much of my adult development has been marked by the energetic task of constructing and strengthening my identity. What I am and what I am not. AM: Strong woman. Caring. Professional. Really Nice Person. Like, really nice. Contemplative-activist....
by | | Career Change, Conflict + Power, Practices for You, Relationships
The Trap of Career Performativity Whitehorse. Circa 2014. I was a senior executive in the public sector leading a gender equality department. Walking the tightrope between bureaucracy and grassroots feminism, I became increasingly tired, navigating the...
by | | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Judging my experience of overwhelm I have to be reminded that we’re in a pandemic. Because, as one of my coping strategies in uncertainty, I behave like we’re NOT in one, and then become frustrated with myself. This tends to happen when I’m feeling particularly...
