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...
Holiday Party Scruples-Tips Not Found in the Employee Handbook
This morning I attended a breakfast with like-minded professionals. The conversation drifted to holiday office parties and career gaffes we've seen through the years. So here is my gift to you . . . a few norms that may not be in the employee handbook. Keep in...
Understanding Your Group: The Power of Observation
Good Observation Skills Can Give Us Valuable Information beyond What Is Being Said We spend much of our lives in various kinds of groups, but many of us seldom take the time to observe, discuss, and try to understand what is happening within them. The ability to...
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...
Luck Surface Area
My son Josh taught my daughter Katie about Luck Surface Area. It is a concept coined by Jason Roberts from techzinglive.com. Katie gave this example of Luck Surface Area. Imagine that every person begins life with a dartboard and one dart. Some of the...
Can Women Be Both Liked And Respected in the Workplace?
When a man is outspoken and direct in the workplace he is often described as passionate or ambitious. Men in the workplace are not first judged in a personal way, first considering whether he is kind or friendly and second deciding if he is capable. Why then, are...
The Benefit of a Fresh Perspective
I have had both the joy and the opportunity to vacation in Nags Head, NC for the past 23 years. This year, we decided to go parasailing. While being suspended, I was able to see the island of Nags Head as an island. I saw the Kitty Hawk dunes where the Wright...
Does Your Spot Award Lack Momentum?
Have you ever gotten mail or phone call telling you that you’ve won a cruise or timeshare? Likely you have. And likely you hung up the call or discarded the letter in the trash as ‘junk-mail’ without giving it a second thought. Then again – if you had entered...
Are You Stealing ‘Widgets’ From Work?
Back in the 1950’s stealing in the workplace was pretty black and white. If you worked on a production-line creating widgets and you took a widget home - you knew very well that you had stolen this physical property. Nowadays however, not everything falls neatly...
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