I recently returned from a 2,500-mile road trip. The two original objectives: attend the Red Ants Pants Music Festival in Montana and return to the Wind River Range in Wyoming for some climbing adventures. But as road trips tend to ...
Read More »Creating a sense of community in the workplace
How to tap into the source of inspiration 
I have had clients tell me, “Karen, it’s work. It’s not supposed to be fun.” I have heard employees lament, “Work is a 4-letter word.” And we have all heard the refrain “TGIF!” When I speak of fun in the ...
Read More »Going deep: The price of entry for cultural transformation 
Leading an organization, especially during turbulent times, requires clarity of vision and the changes required to manifest it. A vision isn’t just about where an organization is going, but what it is becoming. Changes might be strategic shifts in services, ...
Read More »Grind to glory: Breathe new life into your work 
Operating in the day-to-day work world can conjure up more dread than desire. Clients have shared they find it harder to stay focused; they fear dropping the ball; and they have experienced diminished capacity in handling difficult situations or people. ...
Read More »Giving ourselves productive space: 12 five-minute, value-added habits 
The end of the year is a perfect time to pause and reflect on what has transpired — the impacts made and the insights discovered. You may find you pivoted from the original plan by experimenting with hybrid work environments, ...
Read More »Examining retention strategies during ‘Great Resignation’ 
There’s considerable consternation around the “Great Resignation.” This past spring, we witnessed job openings at an unprecedented 9.3 million. In August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that “4.3 million Americans, or 2.9 percent of the entire workforce, quit ...
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Read More »Decide how you want to show up, then commit 
When you think about the kind of professional you want to be, what comes to mind? What kind of impact do you want to make as a leader? As we navigate out of this pandemic and into our next chapter, ...
Read More »The cost of not paying attention, and payoffs of doing so 
When your to-do list runneth over, the idea of giving someone or something more attention may seem like a luxury you cannot afford. After all, as a mentor once told me, “Your work will expand to the time you give ...
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Read More »So how do we work together now? Reimagine workplace collaboration 
There’s been a buzz about post-pandemic work environments – establishing hybrid work models, using new collaboration tools, and finding ways to engage and connect that build a meaningful and satisfying organizational culture. While reading a recent article – “A Once-in-a-Lifetime ...
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Read More »Reimagining work: a post-pandemic strategy 
The seeds of this article were planted during a discussion about the overwhelming number of meetings via videoconferencing. To be fair, it has been impressive what businesses have done to rapidly pivot during this pandemic. For the remote worker, we’ve ...
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