HELP Is No Longer A Four-Letter Word
Reaching Out To Others For The Betterment Of All Do you ask others for help? What do you think/feel when you do? Some of us might think that help is another 4-letter word. Notice the way we may worry and wring our hands over the thought of having to reach out to...
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If You Are Not with Me, You Are Against Me!
Is there any way to find a peaceful and productive co-existence in our deeply divided society? We thought things were contentious during the 2016 election – little did we realize how much it could escalate for 2020. Never doubt the idea that things can get worse! Back...
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Well-Being at Work
Time to integrate life and work To say that we now live in an exceptionally stressful time is an understatement. With a pandemic, political and social unrest, disruptions in our work and home life and catastrophic weather events all at once – it’s no wonder that a...
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Succession Planning/Exit Planning
The Power of Collaborative Conversations Creating a Peaceful Environment -- Everyone Wins We all retire, hang up our hats, slow down, move on to something new. Whether we are business owners, managers or supervisors, production or administrative team members, part of...
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DURING COVID-19 Power for Change Still Comes from Us
In my work with troubled or growing organizations, the major challenge is helping owners, leaders and all team members to embrace the idea that the power to make things happen lies with them. Today, we are faced with a whole new configuration of personal, business...
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Taking Care of Our Well Being Means More Than Just Wearing Masks
Managing the emotional stress of COVID COVID fills every aspect of our lives. We follow the numbers of cases and deaths; watch businesses close and unemployment skyrocket; struggle with how to continue to educate our children and keep them safe. In the middle of...
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Asking For Help In The World Of COVID-19
Navigating Social Distancing & Masks Could we find ourselves in a more confusing situation than the world of COVID-19? Much of what we have come to expect and enjoy may have changed, morphed or disappeared — hopefully not forever. Many of us are housebound, others are...
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Remote Work Is Here to Stay
This is Pt 3 of 3 articles written by Noal McDonald covering employee engagement and HR issues that are largely new to most businesses as we build new business practices in a new work-from-home era. Read Pt 1 'Will Working Remotely Be the New Normal?' here. Read Pt 2...
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