Connection, or more specifically, the lack of connection, has been a topic of concern for nearly everyone I’ve met with lately. How do we keep remote employees feeling connected? When we bring people together in the office, how do we encourage them to actually...
How Your Stories Bring You Closer to Loved Ones How Sharing Stories Builds Trust in Relationships Stories are powerful. They entertain us. They help us communicate. They invite us to connect with others. But the stories we tell ourselves as we try to make...
It was my birthday and I was craving some time with my kids. In a brazen attempt to pry my kids away from their technology, I offered a trip to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. My hope was, once they were a captive audience in the car, we’d be able to chat a bit. But...
Like so many others, I decided to take some time off between Christmas and New Years. My goal was to largely put work aside to rest up, spend time with my family, and reconnect with some friends. The first few days went pretty well due to all of the great...
Is it just me or does it seem like references to “quiet quitting” are everywhere all of a sudden? Thanks, TikTok. Last year, it was people posting their resignations to TikTok (also known as “for real quitting”). Now it’s quiet quitting. But what is it? Is it...
The longer I study and teach management, the simpler things become. For example, this week, I was again asked how managing a hybrid team is different than managing a team that is in the office full-time. When someone asks this question, they are expecting me to share...
