Anxiety Is Not An Emotion! Did you know that anxiety is not an emotion? What is anxiety? You may believe you “feel” anxious but in reality, you are sensing anxiety. Anxiety is a physiological reaction from the fight/flight function of the vagus nerve. It triggers the...
Career Trauma? What’s That? “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 day you get to decide which one you will be” ~ Unknown...
The Three Pillars of Effective Management: A Holistic Approach In the dynamic world of leadership and management, it’s crucial to have a plan that can respond to evolving changes while respecting what we know about how human beings develop capacity at work....
What You Might Not Know About Change Management “We need change management!” is the cry I hear most frequently these days from both HR and C-Suite decision makers looking for training. When I ask about the context, they typically want their tired and...
Being Heard And Acknowledged Even If You Are Shy A lot of professionals tell me they lack voice in their organizations. They are either hampered by their own insecurity and lack of confidence, or by the hierarchy in the organization which seems to stymie their efforts...
Why Your Employees Aren’t Excited To Meet Your Goals Business owners often tell me that their employees don’t show motivation, ask for too much, or just don’t get on board with their ideas for how to help the company make more money. Knowing how human...
Meeting Kindred Spirits and Fighting Toxicity with Love A keynote speech delivered by Dr. Julie Pham at “The Spirit of Work” book launch You never know when, where, or how you will meet a kindred spirit. That is how I feel about Dr. Marie Gervais. We met...
Reversing Incivility With Intent To Be And Do Good Do a search on incivility and rudeness in the workplace and you will come up with hundred shifts of posts. It’s a hot topic for a reason… As you’re looking for answers on how to improve your workplace...
Imagining a Workplace Culture With No Prejudice! When my friend from Cameroon walked down the hallway of the accounting firm where she worked, nobody smiled at her. Every person she greeted appeared to have not heard her and sometimes even bumped into her as if she...
I Was Writing A Book But Didn’t Know It It was my first date on my first job as a teacher and nobody greeted me. I had to ask at the office where my classroom was and request a key – no tour offered. The class had a storage room that had never been cleaned...