Work has been hard. Let's try to understand where we’ve been and commit to where we are going. In August, I (Kate) went on a four day backpacking trip in my home state of Colorado. There are four of us...
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Because apologies are complex. There have been some very public and private apologies swirling around lately and it got us curious: why are apologies so hard and how do we get them right? Spoiler alert: the answer - they are...
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Change happens all the time - you get to choose the right path forward. Do you have whiplash yet? We went from the headlines being about how or if folks will return to the workplace (still TBD) to droves of...
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When you know what is important to you, you can then act on those values: that is the claiming part. Claiming your values is the alignment of your thoughts, words and actions. We saw multiple, impressive examples of this over the summer...
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When it's important to you, you have to dig in. Last week in one of our social media feeds there was an article calling people forward to do their own research – the real kind of research where you read...
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We seem to be having a lot of conversations these days with folks who are focused on the idea that they need to be perfect. The whole idea of being perfect is tied up in the idea that you need...
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“No” can be one of those words that people are afraid to use. As leaders, it’s up to you to be thinking about what is the highest and best use of your time. Your day can so easily fill with...
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Helping someone with a big decision? Don’t talk, listen. The beauty of listening is it’s free and readily accessible. The secret to its superpower is not all listening happens through our ears – it also happens through our awareness of...
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Humanity in the workplace starts with YOU You can tell if humanity is at work by looking at the quality and depth of workplace relationships. We realized the significance of this while working with a team of thirty directors and their...
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“Reflection without action is ultimately as unproductive as action without reflection” – Robert Kegan It has been a busy year and we still have three months to go! We have taken full advantage of the break in travel shelter-in-pace has created. …
