It starts with understand psychological safety. So what exactly does psychological safety mean? Paraphrased from multiple sources such as Forbes, Predictive Index, and Gallup, psychological safety in the workplace describes an environment where people feel included and safe to contribute, to learn and to challenge, without fear of being rejected, ridiculed or humiliated when asking for help or speaking up, […]
Not Feeling Engaged at Work? Do This Before You Jump Ship.
Not feeling motivated, challenged or inspired at work? Or worse, feeling frustrated, angry, maybe even resentful most days? I’ve been there. It’s a place where you know you aren’t your best self, where it feels like your work doesn’t matter and like you’re wasting your time. It may feel like no one around you understands and it will never get […]
Own Your Career
Your career is up to you. Here’s how to own it. Know what you want and why you want it.We all have to sell ourselves at some point and it’s much easier to sell yourself when you work with a purpose. A big indicator of your purpose is feeling fulfilled by your contributions and having fun doing it. So, what’s […]
Championship Teams
March is heavy on sporting events and with all the competitiveness in the air, it got me thinking about teamwork. Whether it be hockey, basketball, baseball or even racing (which I don’t particularly enjoy), I noticed several similarities that exist with winning teams. With further intrigue, I watched some events purposefully to observe actions and behaviors (no stakes on the […]
Believe in More
I have worked really hard over the past few weeks. Hardly thought about anything else, focused on one goal, well over 40 hours a week, hard. Friday was a goal met and while in theory no one “wants” to work more than they have to or “wants” to put in extra effort, there’s something meaningful in doing just that. I […]
Find Gratitude and Grounding
At the end of any day, your brain is probably still racing. We worry about all we didn’t get done today, what needs to get done tomorrow, later this week, or even next month. The shame spiral may even begin to swirl until you’re paralyzed and don’t know what to do next. Use the structure below to release that energy […]
Set Your Intentions
Need to reset your brain? Of course you do – we all do. Sometimes it’s all too easy to end up in a spiral of negativity or unproductive thinking. When that happens, we need to reset our intentions. We need to identify the one intention most relevant to us in the moment to use as an escape. Every time those […]
Techniques to Demonstrate the Value of HR
“What value do you bring to the organization?” Whether asked this question directly or not, as an HR professional I feel the need to somewhat regularly justify why HR exists and why we’re a value add to the company. Reflecting on this question, I found myself having a hard time answering it in a language that spoke to a business […]