Three eye-opening blockers to kindness, and three simple fixes. — “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” — Bob Kerry, US Senator I started going back to the office two days a week towards the end of 2021. …

What’s self-awareness, why is self-awareness important, and two ways to develop it. — A few months ago I was speaking with my brother about my personal leadership values and principles, one of which is psychological safety. After describing what psychological safety is to my younger brother he said, “I usually don’t feel psychologically safe around you.” [Well crap.] I wasn’t living my number-one…

A How-to for Conflict Resolution with Essential Dos and Don’ts — Conflict. If you’re like most people you have a love-hate relationship with it. We love it in movies, musicals, and plays but when approached by someone wanting to talk about sensitive topics we jump into fight or flight. Neither response allows us to approach conflict constructively. When we find ourselves…

Are people silent in your meetings? Do you have the feeling they try to avoid you? Do they seem to always agree with you? If you answered yes to these questions then you will benefit from cultivating psychological safety within your team. Defining psychological safety at work Psychological safety is when people believe the environment…

You should enjoy what you do — join the one-third of people that do — Alex felt like she was at a dead-end job. She had been there for almost two years and was worried the job would continue to get worse. She wanted to enjoy her work but had two problems: The job was boring Management was bad Alex didn’t care all that much…

Myths, causes, and a script for you to use — “Matt has been shot.” Those were the words I overheard my aunt say to my dad. We were sitting at the kitchen table doing my 6th-grade math homework when he got the phone call that his brother had taken his own life. About a month ago a similar heartbreaking message…

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth I have been a member of multiple teams and groups, some…