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We almost all have people in our lives, loved ones even, who know how to push our buttons, whether they intend to or not.
I’ve found that communication can become fraught very quickly, if not go downright off the rails.
For the people we care about, and for the people we have to work with, this can be a problem when it compromises trust and psychological safety over time, not necessarily equally in both directions, but in both directions.
Read MoreA lot of people have been processing a lot of emotions over the past two weeks since the US election, whether publicly, privately, outwardly or inwardly, in large or small, direct or indirect ways… or not at all.
We’ve held group processing sessions for at least some segment of staff at all of our client organizations as well as 1:1 coaching and each conversation has been very different.
Read MoreSomething we’ve seen with our organizational clients is that traditional, top-down, hierarchical models of leadership continue to have a strong grip on many leaders.
This makes sense, given that traditional and dominant culture in the US, including corporate culture, has its roots in plantation culture.
Read MoreAuthenticity is an essential inclusive leadership skill. It builds the trust and psychological safety needed for collaboration, innovation and impact. It’s one of the things that people need to do their best and most fulfilling work in alignment with the mission of their organization.
But if authenticity is defined as being true to oneself, how can you measure authenticity, particularly in the context of the workplace?
Read MoreI had a whole different blog post planned for today… and then the news broke. In fact, my 12 year old broke the news to us in the car as we driving home because his friends were texting him.
The 12 year olds are watching.
And yes it’s messy, and no America hasn’t been ready to elect a woman, let alone a woman of color… but we’d better get ready.
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