What happens when a cool Ms. Frigidaire inherits a team of individuals with their “hair on fire”? The team thinks they need a Drama Queen to lead them. Yet, the leader who's cool under pressure as well as in other situations doesn't want anything to do with theatrics;...

The offer was irresistible. “Create some JOY for yourself AND be part of the largest-ever citizen science project on JOY in just 7 minutes a day for 7 days.” Granted, I was primed to participate in The Big Joy Project, an impact and social action campaign that’s...

What’s your take these days on breaking patterns? The term “breaking patterns” traditionally has been associated with dangerous behaviors, such as taking actions to break the pattern of addiction and other bad habits. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can...

An executive newly arrived from Europe wasn't expecting to hear US-based plant employees advise him, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Not only was the expression new to the executive, but it also seemed totally out of place. After all, he and his fellow expats came...

Is “quit” a four-letter word in your world? Technically yes, because of its four letters: q-u-i-t. But it’s not one of those four-letter English language words that’s considered profane. For many though, to quit is to fail, another four-letter word that has a bad rap....

How many culture clashes do you have with friends, family, and co-workers over the topic of time? We all have 24 hours in a day, but our perceptions of time are extremely complex, multifaceted, and idiosyncratic. And we act in ways that feel right to us and support...

“LinkedIn Has Turned Into a Place for Oversharing” – The New York Times Sunday Business Section print edition headline, Sept. 18, 2022. “’This isn’t Facebook,’ users gripe,” reported the NYT in its article.  Yet, “Others value talking about more than work.” What’s...