It is impossible to live an intentional life without processing our emotional experiences, yet, so many of us did not grow up learning this skill.
The Practice of Processing: Exploring Our Emotions to Chart an Intentional Course gently invites us to delve into our experiences from an emotional perspective and gives us a helpful grid for doing this work that has historically been so abstract. If you are looking to grow in emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and internal processing, this book will guide you in that journey.
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Never Let a Bad Boss Win
I don’t like to acknowledge that there can be good things that come from a bad boss because my fear is that we’ll skip the nuance and take this as licentiousness, as if poor leadership weren’t the problem and fault just your attitude. THAT feels a little “victim-blamey.” Now I know, I know all the…
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Deafening Silence & The Need for Skills: A COO’s Notes on Facilitating Meetings
I was vulnerable and honest in a meeting – and I was met with deafening silence… As much fun as spreadsheets and metrics are, one of my great joys is bringing on a new cohort of interns and investing in their soft skills development. Recently, I got a ping from one of our continuing interns,…
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I’m not taking a mental health day today (but I probably should…)
I am a HIGHLY productive person. I encourage people who want work/life balance, but I am not among them. I LOVE working and I want to be working from the moment my brain wakes up to the moment it falls asleep (with breaks throughout for parenting, adventuring, and whatnot, sure) but I love working. But…
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7 Myths about Psychological Safety that No One is Busting
A lot of leaders scoff when I talk about psychological safety, because they got a false idea of what that meant from an abundance of influencers misusing the buzzword. They worry that if they try to rollout psychological safety (”and how do you even do that,” they wonder) their team will be crying about safety…
