Healthy Conflict
Not all conflict is equal. Most of us aren't comfortable with any sort of confrontation and tend to avoid it at all costs. This is...
Rewriting the Stories
We operate from narratives. We have overarching narratives that help us see the world and how it works in certain ways and then the...
Ubuntu
I was running on the bike trail nearby where there are multiple sculptures brilliantly displayed along the way. It’s an almost daily...
Dare to Fail
I recently gave myself a challenge: to fail three times daily. I know this seems counterintuitive to our usual modus operandi, but there...
Rising Strong, Moving Forward
So, here we are. Today doesn't look like yesterday, nor last week, and surely doesn't look like it did a month ago. Perhaps you were...
Leading in the Time of Corona
Leadership is different in this day and age and it changed overnight. This isn't a newsflash to anyone, but how it is different may not...
Resilience
I've never been comfortable hosting a pity party for myself. I'm aware that there are so many others who have had a far more difficult...
The Humane Workplace
After attending a conservative undergraduate school that seemed to find reason to judge everyone, I found myself disillusioned. I moved...
The Road to Burnout is Paved with Chocolate Bunnies
That's the thing about chocolate bunnies. We look forward to them every year around Easter. We know that they are sweet and yummy and...
How (Hospice) Organizations Contribute to Burnout
I had some really amazing moments when I worked as a chaplain and bereavement coordinator in hospice. There were many times when I...
