Boo! What’s Scaring You?
Boo! It’s the time of year when we think about ghosts and goblins, spiders and bats. A few years ago I attended a concert around Halloween with my family. It was meant to be scary — ominous music, eerie decorations, and actors who jumped out and startled...
When Colleagues Bicker
We like to think that employees are adults, that colleagues will all get along, and that everyone will focus on the organization’s goals and be united, but that is not the case in many work environments. While driving to a conference, my colleague Donna Cutting and I...
Can You See the Microaggression?
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic training, how can you mix it up and make it relevant year after year? At Concordia...
When Objectives Collide
When I was in graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, I took a course on Facilitation held by the esteemed professor, Roger Karsk. At the end of the semester, Roger offered me a job as a teaching assistant and I sprang at the opportunity. Ever since then I have...
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