Karen’s Articles
Holiday F Words
At holiday gatherings, my family of origin played word games (video games hadn’t been invented yet.) It’s natural, then, that I’d use words to facilitate your fantastic family festivities. Here are a few words related to work, work groups, and celebrations. (Some...
Take a Gratitude Walk
Anyone who knows me, knows that I appreciate a good walk! I am especially happy when I am walking with friends, and also when I am able to walk and collaborate with colleagues by using my phone and earbuds. The benefits of walking are, of course, very well-known. A...
Just Start Walking
One of my clients was agonizing over the many options available to address her company's ambitious Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals. This reminded me of something one of my graduate professors, Roger Karsk, told me in graduate school: "When in doubt, just...
Widen Your View: The Look
My friends of color have told me about "the look." This was also the topic at a recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task committee meeting I led, prompted by an employee of color sharing her story. If you aren’t familiar with “the look,” Procter and Gamble has...
Feeling Grateful With Family and Friends
Last year at Thanksgiving, I wanted the focus of the meal to be around gratitude. Remembering an exercise I learned in graduate school, I modified it to fit my family and it was a huge success. I am sharing it with you and your family as my gift to you this...
Sorry, the Employees Are Not Coming Back
Unlike the usual quick blogs that I generally post, on occasion, I am going to delve deeper into subjects that I find my readers need to be thinking about and considering. I just spoke at the Maryland Society of Human Resources 2021 State Conference. One of the...
Practicing Gratitude
“When you're thankful for what you have; you end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough." - Oprah Winfrey What do you focus on as you move through your day? Do you wake up to your alarm and think, I slept in a...
The Types of Conflict
"Conflict is constructive when it helps build cohesiveness among people. Conflict is destructive when it diverts energy from more important activities." -- Karen Snyder For more of Karen's workplace wisdom, check out her book Eating Worms: Practicing Leadership...
When What You Think Should Work Doesn’t
www.savagechickens.com This cartoon has always cracked me up! It reminds me that some of the suggestions I make in programs and during coaching don't always work the way they were intended. For instance, I suggested to one leader that he walk around more and get to...
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