Karen’s Articles
What Does Your Culture Say About Sharswood and Juneteenth?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPk2F3rxetk Sharswood As we are on the cusp of Juneteenth, I remembered this excellent segment I watched on 60 Minutes. It elicited a lot of emotions for me, some good and some quite disturbing. What do you feel when you watch...
Suidees Cards, Leadership, and Culture
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Virginia (UVA), I took a career planning course (taught by Dr. Margot Baker) that changed the trajectory of my life. In the course, one of the assignments was to write our own obituary. Some classmates thought it was a...
How Will You Observe Pride Month?
I came home exhilarated! It was such a fun day full of love and acceptance. I met my friend and colleague, Ann Murdoch at the Capital Pride Parade in Washington DC last year. Ann had helped arrange a spot in the parade for one of my clients, and we marched, danced,...
The Zumba Instructor
In order to create a respectful and inclusive workplace culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic training, how can you mix it up and make it relevant year after year? At Concordia...
Assumptions and Roller Bags
On our recent bucket list trip to Australia and New Zealand, my husband Bill and I realized that his luggage rolled more easily and smoothly than mine. When taking a trip of this magnitude, suitcase performance is put to the test. Weeks after arriving home, I was...
Performance Management: Is Your Workplace in a Pickle?
Like over 30 million other Americans, I have been playing pickleball. I am bad. I don’t say that to be coy, modest, or kind, I am truly not a very good player. What I love about both my husband and the group I play with is they are very, very encouraging. I hear on...
Juneteenth is 61 Days Away
Holidays have a way of creeping up on me. It’s springtime now, and before you know it, it will be summer. I know that I often have the best of intentions to commemorate special days, but often I fall short on the delivery. It’s suddenly Father’s Day and I haven’t even...
It’s Just Lunch, Or Is It?
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic training, how can you mix it up and make it relevant year after year? At Concordia...
Little Organization, Big Values
About 30 years ago, my then accountant Corrin casually said to me, “Over time, businesses start to reflect the values and personalities of their leaders.” I was fascinated by this comment. “Really?” I asked. “Yes,” Corrin continued, “Employees need to feel passionate...
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