Articles
Here are the recent articles I wrote for BRAINZ.
01
Time For A Pronoun Paradigm Shift?
During a recent large online meeting, I felt different. Like I didn’t get the memo saying: “Post pronouns beside your name.” If all those talented Harvard alumni women posted their pronouns, I should too, right? Me2.
02
Top Ways Leaders Manage Conflict And Reduce the Cortisol-Related Stress Response
Nested within a wide circle of family, colleagues, and community systems, we humans find health, happiness, and meaningful purpose. And sometimes, friction.
03
It's All In Your Head – Cultivating Conscious Conversations
When you inaccurately imagine something, “It’s all in your head.” It’s also what the car mechanic thinks when you complain about that clicking sound that mysteriously disappears during the inspection.
04
What’s Worse? Scary Movie 3 Or “We Have To Talk”?
Does “We Have to Talk” trigger an inner primal scream? Perhaps you’ve heard these ominous 4-words from...
- The Boss: “I have some feedback”
- A Partner: “It’s me, not you”
- Garage Mechanic: “It’s the transmission”
- Child's teacher: “About their behavior”
05
Do You Have A Clearing Disorder?
Have you ever complained about busy work distracting you from strategic, high-impact projects and planning? You’re not alone!
06
Silence Your Perfectionista
Did you get all that? If English is your native language, most likely you understood it, errors and all. Spelling mistakes did not materially impact the outcome.
What's her name?
My beloved dog, Scooter, is a miniature poodle - a mini poo.
He looks a bit feminine.
Everywhere we go, folks say:
"Awwww, what's her name?"
Even after I correct them, they'd persist.
So I tried a bright green Boston Celtics color and accessories.
(On Scooter, not me :p).
Then a New England Patriots sweater.
And a Boston Red Sox tee shirt (for those chilly days).
Still no luck.
Everywhere he goes, people make automatic assumptions.
And they're making assumptions about YOU too.
Maybe not your gender.
But definitely about your work, business, personality, performance and potential.
And once we form a belief, it's hard to form new ones.
This pattern works both ways - the assumptions they make about us and the assumptions we make about them.
Every conversation, zoom meeting, and email is an opportunity to shape people's beliefs about YOU, your work, and more.
