Karen’s Articles
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...
Work Ethic and Values Clash: How Coaching Can Help!
In this ongoing series on work ethic, I was reminded of the time I worked with Sangita. Sangita was a very capable chemist, working in a lab. She was known for her analytical skills, her ability to solve problems, and her dedication to science. There was only one...
What Is Your Work Ethic?
A couple of years ago I delivered a program for the US Postal Service. It was just as Covid restrictions were relaxing, and this particular unit was being asked to return to the workplace rather than continuing to work remotely. When you think of the post office,...
Complimentary Goal-Setting Consult
Many of you who regularly read my newsletters know that I strongly believe in the power of goal setting. Sometimes when we think of goals, we tend to focus on only one aspect of our lives. Many of us focus on career goals, financial goals or health goals, possibly...
Is It Better To Lead or To Follow?
Recently I conducted a retreat for a group that had a tendency to view their workplace problems in extremes. Having worked with the group before, I knew a discussion of polarity thinking would be helpful and introduced the topic by asking, “Is it better to inhale...
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