Holidays are meant to be joyful and fun, yet they often add more obligations to our already busy lives. Here are five tips to make your holiday season less stressful and filled with more authentic joy: Clarify What Really Matters Most holidays are about giving —sometimes through gift exchanges and other times by spending time […]
Did you know that many neuroscientists believe that upwards of 95% of our thoughts and behaviors are completely automatic? We don’t realize they are automatic because they are so ingrained, we don’t think about it. But if you pay attention, you might notice that you tend to approach things the same way over and over […]
We’ve all been there. Something goes wrong, or someone triggers us, and in the moment it feels good to let out your frustration. But then, instead of getting results, the situation escalates. People push back or shut down. You may get feedback that you are not a team player or that you have an abusive […]
Feedback Unscripted 1 of 9 In honor of our Learning Cycle Topic of Giving Effective Feedback, my friend and colleague, Angela Fucci, agreed to spend some time on zoom with me role-playing “good” and “bad” attempts at handling a variety of common feedback situations. We laughed, stumbling through some of the awkward conversations, and then […]