Leadership Coaching – Five Keys to Becoming a Better Leader Introduction: Why Leadership Coaching Matters Now Plant Manager Story, Part A: A few years ago, I was hired for a year as a managerial leadership consultant to a meat processing plant in Alberta. In my...
Career Trauma? What’s That? What Is Career Trauma? Signs, Causes, and Steps Toward Healing “An unhealed person can find offense in pretty much anything someone does. A healed person understands that the actions of others have nothing to do with them. Each...
Daily Mindfulness Techniques for Work and Life Mindfulness Techniques for a World in Constant Overdrive Most of us live in a world of constant input: messages, meetings, notifications, and responsibilities that never seem to end. Our nervous systems can quietly slip...
Cognitive Distortions: Why Your Brain Is Lying to You (And How to Fix It) Your brain is constantly interpreting, editing, and sometimes distorting reality through cognitive distortions—all without your permission. When you understand how this happens in your nervous...
When “I’m Fine” Stops Working – Stress Most professionals don’t deny the impact of stress because they’re reckless or unaware. They deny it because, for a while, denial is what allows them to keep showing up. When “I’m fine” was no longer...
Channeling Your Inner “Scary Leader” Why Great Leaders Must Sometimes Be the “Scary” Leader Lots of people come to me with their workplace issues and management dilemmas. I listen patiently and help them come to a few conclusions about their...
Moving to Health from Burnout My Burnout Story: What Years of Overworking Taught Me About Health and Healing For years, the quest to balance ambition with wellbeing felt overwhelming. Learning to watch my body for early signs of fatigue, and intentionally scheduling...
Transitioning into a Leadership Role: Tool #4 Building Team Capacity Through S.E.R.V.I.C.E. How to recognize and scaffold the talents of your team When you are in a leadership role, the most important focus is to resource the team to do their jobs, NOT to do their...
How to Build Emotional Safety in the Workplace: The S.W.E.L. Approach Emotional Safety in the Workplace Is Essential for Long-Term Success Fostering emotional safety in the workplace isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s essential for commitment, engagement, and long-term...
How Leaders Can Build Unity and Team Alignment Within a Group Building Team Alignment: From Isolation to Community One of the hardest adjustments for a new leader is feeling that you have lost the sense of connection and belonging you once had with your colleagues....
