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By Tony Chatman, CSP I’ve heard the conversation a hundred times. I can’t tell you how it starts, but at some point, a manager says, “We need to figure out a way to hire better people. It’s hard to find good people who work harder and show more initiative. If we just hire the right […]

By Michael Canic, Ph.D, CSP These are unprecedented times. And much uncertainty remains. Understandably, like all business leaders, you’re anxious. You bear the weight of responsibility for your organization, your employees, and, in many cases, the products and services your customers depend on. In short, you’re under stress. But does that mean you have to feel stressed? I’m […]

By Michelle Anne, MBSR, PCC, Acharya, WOSB Emotions can elicit stress“She’s too emotional.” “Can’t we just get our work done and move on.” There are so many classic responses to emotions in the workplace. And sometimes folks are correct people can be overly sensitive. Some of us are highly sensitive, while others avoid emotions at […]

By Dr. Shirley Davis, CSP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, ACC As a 30 year HR and workforce management expert, a former Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for several major organizations, and a certified leadership coach, I speak from experience when I say that training is not the cure to responding to poor decisions made by management, […]

By John Austin, Ph.D. The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind. —Friedrich Nietzsche Where’s My Fork? When you travel to another country, what is your expectation? Do you assume things will be mostly familiar to you […]

By Holly Green In our fast-paced world we’re all busy, to the point where we spend time we swear we don’t have to complain about how busy we are. At the same time, “busy-ness” feels good because it seems like we’re getting stuff done. The question is, are we getting done what we need to […]