#Microjoy to Engage OptimismWe’re in full blown disruption and days away from a volatile election, while heading into a COVID winter. Generally speaking, optimism and…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
COVID-Brain Coping ReliefThere are many excellent strategies for COVID coping. One of my favorites is validation because it’s a maximum-effect-with-minimum-effort…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Who’s Your Team Toad? A Personal Path to InclusionThis is a heartbreaking time. A COVID pandemic and a racism pandemic, too, as accurately described by the authors in a recent HBR…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Stay Strong! Show Your EmotionsIn this time of chronic uncertainty, it can be a real struggle to know how to stay strong, carry on — and to show (or not to show) your…May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
Welcome the Stranger: Close to YouIs 10:30 a.m. too soon to be eating chocolate? — a friend texted yesterday.Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Reality Testing: An Anchor in the StormI’m finding my ability to objectivity assess situations under duress.Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Why You Should Hoard Toilet Paper: The Upside of a Shitty SituationAre you hoarding toilet paper? Even though you rationally know that the stores will shortly be restocked again, have you amassed a tower…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
The Ugly-Yellow-Cap Lady & Me: Owning Our Great Divide“Didn’t you just have a birthday?” a club member asked a staffer in the women’s locker room.Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
The Ugly-Yellow-Cap Lady & Me: Owning Our Great Divide“Didn’t you just have a birthday?” a club member asked a staffer in the women’s locker room.Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Baked or Half-Baked Cake?How you prefer to bake your cake has enormous implications for team meetings and creative problem solving.Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
