Workplace challenges are an inevitable part of any job, and how we handle them can significantly impact our success and…
Elephants
This past week I wrapped up my last flight and last travel keynote for 2022. I had the honor of…
I noticed an interesting pattern when I started my journey to learn how to create cultures where people could talk…
Imagine this: Someone sends you a request by e-mail, but they don’t say “please” or “thank you,” only “Hey, can…
One of the limiting fears around talking about the elephant in the room with others is the worry that we’ll…
Workplace environments have begun to undergo a social shift, wherein people are becoming more explicit about how and where they…
Often, rather than addressing an elephant in the room, we avoid it. Dealing with it causes discomfort, so we…
When we allow our avoidance behaviors to take over to remove the internal stress of a situation, an “Avoidephant” is…
An elephant left to roam free in a workplace can cause a lot of damage to the organization. Even more…
Using creative language, like naming problem-avoidance ‘elephants,’ is a way for us to regulate the heat without turning it down…