Karen’s Articles
Cultivating a Culture of Resilience Amid Change
This week, I had the privilege of presenting a program on change management to an association. One of the exercises I conducted invited participants to reflect on the changes that have occurred over the past decade. What new technologies have emerged? Which...
Improving Our Impact as Speakers: Lessons From the Audience
Recently, I attended a professional meeting, and while the experience was insightful, I felt there were opportunities for improvement in the speaker’s presentation. Speakers share a responsibility to respect our audience's time and to create engaging experiences....
Leadership, Community Building, and Trauma
Last month my family drove from Maryland to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and I felt the “tingles” I get when I look up at the gorgeous and majestic mountain range. I am going home! Hurricane Helene left my hometown in southwest Virginia temporarily without...
Amazon’s Return-to-Work Policy: Will High Performers Stay or Go?
Last week, I attended a professional meeting just after Amazon made headlines by announcing its requirement that employees return to the office five days a week. This decision sparked lively discussion among the group of business consultants I was with, leading to...
The Time Is Now: What Is Your Organization Saying About the Election?
Last week I presented “Civility in the Workplace” at the 12th Annual Carroll County Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference. Politics dominated the news in the days leading up to the conference, and will continue to in the weeks to come. While...
Resilience Starts With Me
After last week's message about Resilience Habits, I received this wonderful reply from a reader. I was so grateful for the reminder that no matter how awful the situation, we all have the power to make it at least a little bit better! About those resilience...
Life, Legacy, and Everyday Leadership
My wonderful mother, Doris Abraham, passed away last week at age 95. The previous day, Mom had attended a meeting and taken on a volunteer job in her community. Mom was a force, a doer, a devoted wife, a mother of four, a mother-in-law to four, an adoring...
Leadership and The Olympics
I write a blog every week, and thankfully, many of you read it! This week I have the Olympics on my mind. My husband Bill and I have spent even more time than in years past watching the Olympics. Our friend Lynne’s daughter, Sophia “Phia” Gladiuex, is in Paris as a...
Civility in the Workplace, in an Election Year
Whew! A lot has been going on politically this past week, and definitely more is to come in the months ahead with the presidential election less than 100 days away. Thus, I was not surprised when I recently received two inquiries about the Civility in the...
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