Karen’s Articles
Is There a Vaccine For Stress?
While we can’t manage anyone else’s stress, only our own, there is a lot we can do to make sure we don’t “contaminate” our workplaces by spreading stress. I think that stress is more contagious than a virus. I refer to some people in workplaces as Henny Penny in the...
What Would Buddha Say About Your Deadline?
In my work with leaders and managers, I am often asked “What can I do to lessen the stress here?” It is a heartfelt question from leaders who want to improve the culture of their workplaces. Above all, remember that stress is an inside job. In many cases, what’s going...
Forgetting Your Words on Purpose?
Below is a link to a funny Twitter thread started by Paul Coxon, a physicist in materials science at the University of Cambridge, who in front of colleagues referred to a photon as a “shiny crumb.” People forget words every day Since I barely passed high school...
Marketing 101: The Importance of Story
My friend and colleague, Marty Baum of Edgewood Consulting Group (www.edgewoodcg.com), a firm that specializes in working with major consumer packaged goods manufacturers and their retail customers, wrote to agree with me about the importance of knowing your...
Everyone is a Presenter!
Concordia Consulting is kicking off a monthly series on Presentation Skills with “Mastering the Basics: A Clearly-Stated Purpose.” Last quarter I helped an organization prepare for a high-stakes board meeting. In this multi-part blog series on presentations, I will...
What Did Your Organization Serve Up For Breakfast This Morning?
If we know culture is the most important part of any successful business, what is your organization doing to create a positive and healthy culture? How much is your company spending on creating the culture they want? What are they spending in time? In money? In...
“I’m 45 Years Old, I’m Not Going to Change”
No, I’m not 45. I am older. That’s what the woman in the meeting said out loud to her colleagues. There are a myriad of ways this is expressed: “This is the way I have always been, I’m not going to change now.” “My mother/father was this way, what do you...
Love Words in the Workplace
When I was in elementary school, I loved Valentine’s Day. I loved giving and receiving valentines. I remember laboring over the class list, and with my very best fourth grade penmanship, handwriting each classmate’s name on an envelope. Then I would carefully...
The Field Conditions Are the Same
I was working with a retail company recently and the senior leaders were trying to figure out why their competitor had higher than average sales in the fourth quarter while their company had sluggish sales. Sitting around the table at their weekly meeting, the leaders...
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