It’s summertime… Yeah!... Yeah? It’s been a hot, disorienting, and mostly regressive beginning to the summer. I wish I could…
Recycling Insomnia
When we wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety about a big or small problem - the…
The Least I Could Do
Last Tuesday, I was a wreck. The proof: while I had the luxury of several open hours in my schedule,…
And Burnout Goes On…
In a recent coaching conversation, a client shared with me an interesting and simple practice she uses to cope with…
Tracking Futility in 2022
A state of mind that I dread above all others is one of futility. Futility happens when we genuinely want…
Happy New Year 2022!
Another year has passed in which we learned to live with uncertainty and rapid change, leaving us a bit astonished…
Thinking like a tree
Authentic connection and community are the reasons why I moved to the US and joined a team of like-minded people in…
Reparation heals the heart
Building a work environment safe for inter-personal risk-taking (= building psychological safety) relies as much on building trusting relationships as…
The Existential Frantic Busyness Crisis
It has been a long, dry period with no water in California and no wandering in my mind. Since the…
Storytelling strengthens “culture-glue” in a virtual world
A key ingredient that can ultimately determine whether or not a team within an organization will achieve its purpose, is its glue. …