I’ve been thinking a lot about feedback, how we give it, how we receive it, and how it shapes the people we become. Feedback always comes up in my communication workshops because everyone has a different comfort level with it and as a team it’s important to know how to approach team members with different…
“It’s that special time of day again: twelve noon. Time for our Peace Prayer. Would you please, in your own way, if you wish, say a prayer for peace?” Every day we heard those words read over the intercom, sometimes by our principal, sometimes our school secretary, often by a student. The words were posted…
It feels like we’ve been here before. The uncertainty. The heaviness. The conversations whispered in break rooms or typed into late-night messages: “I thought we were past this.” Burnout, anxiety, and collective fatigue are creeping back in—not unlike those early pandemic days when everything felt unpredictable and overwhelming. Just when we started to feel like…
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney I have been studying imagination and creativity for over a decade now, and I’ve learned that IMAGINATION is the precursor of all innovation. Yet, suggesting that an adult has a great imagination is almost an insult. It insinuates that people have their heads…
Earlier this week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a thought-provoking talk titled “Expanding the Toy Box: Hasbro’s Path to Digital Gaming,” featuring Hasbro’s CEO, Chris Cocks. The discussion, masterfully moderated by Charlie Hall of Polygon Gaming and Entertainment News, was nothing short of enlightening. As I dive deep into preparing our upcoming IMAGINATION…
So, what hat are you wearing today? Are you the innovator, the problem solver, the communicator, or the cheerleader? For most leaders, it’s a fact that wearing many hats is a fundamental part of the job. Whether you are leading a small grassroots organization, or a large established non-profit, the demands of the job are…
Right now, corporate burnout is the biggest threat to productivity, employee morale, staff retention and well-being. It’s everywhere, but what does it mean? And is it even “real”? It is, and fortunately there are things you can do to break the cycle. What is Burnout? Even pre-pandemic the term “burnout” was gaining clout. In 2019…
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