Karen’s Articles
To What Extent?
Last year, I took an excellent course in group facilitation. Terrence Metz was the instructor for the program, and he taught our class the incredible phrase: “To What Extent.” Now, you may be reading this and thinking, “What’s the big deal?” I am sharing the...
Doing It With Love
I just love it when I “catch" employees doing it with love. A park ranger was standing in 95 degree heat and humidity. All day long she moved her ladder to the spot where a friend or relative could see the name of their loved one inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans...
Boo! Are Performance Appraisals Haunting You?
One of the first questions I ask when I start working with a new client is, "Are you using performance appraisals well, and how does performance management work in your organization?" I guess that's more than one question, isn't it? Once in a while I hear that...
Graduate-Level Facilitation or Basic Civility?
Last fall my colleague Jennifer Ledet, leadership consultant, and I enrolled in a Facilitation Course which led to our certification as facilitators. In that high-level program we learned advanced facilitation techniques such as: how to gain consensus across time...
Your Brain in 2018 is Your 1950’s Widget
I know you wouldn’t steal your company’s computer. You know the one I mean. The one your employer bought for you that you store everything on and haul back and forth to the office. Fortunately, MY readers don’t steal. They are honest folks. And of course, in 2018,...
Is She Breathing?
How do you know if a person needs encouragement? If they are breathing! If you know me, you know I believe in the power of appreciation and encouragement. None of us get enough of it. So, if you read many, or any, of my blogs, you know I write about this a lot....
Define Leadership
My favorite definition of leadership: Helping every person reach their potential. What’s yours?
Stepping on Shells and Toes at Work
I was able to combine a speaking engagement with a trip to the Oregon coast with my extended family recently. I hadn’t seen that part of our beautiful country, and what can be better than a week with family? We were walking on the beach and enjoying the beauty when we...
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