Boost Your Team's Well-being During Tough Transitions: 3 Proven Ways
Hey there! I'm thrilled you're reading this because today marks the beginning of a three-part series on a topic that's near and dear to...
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Jul 5, 20234 min read
Transformative Leadership: Three Game-Changing Words
What are you thinking right now? Really? What are you thinking? Are your thoughts positive? Or are they negative? No, I won't tell you to...
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Why I say "died" and not "passed away."
The Power of Words: Delving into 'Die' versus 'Passed Away' in the Context of Death This is a photo of my late husband, Art. He died. I...
Jun 21, 20233 min read
The Question I Hate - What Do You Do?
I was at a networking event and someone asked me, "What do you do?" I thought, "It's hard to explain." What would you call my job? A...
Jun 15, 20232 min read
5 Empowering Affirmations to Supercharge Your Leadership Skills!
Do you think affirmations work? If so, you may not like what I’m going to say! Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of them. I don’t think they...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Leaders, Go First
Leaders go last …, but sometimes, they must go first. If you're a leader, you know that offering an opinion first influences or biases...
May 31, 20231 min read
4 Shocking Errors Managers Make When Handling Employee Loss
I don't think leaders or HR set out to make these four shocking errors when it comes to an employee's death. But they happen. A lot. And...
Apr 20, 20233 min read
Applying the US Surgeon General's Framework to Employee Death
When I think of the US Surgeon General, I think about the ad campaign that came out when I was young about how smoking was bad for you....
Apr 16, 20231 min read
His Birthday, His Death
Something today reminded me of the time I decorated Art's tiny home for his 27th birthday. I put streamers and balloons all over his...
Apr 13, 20233 min read
The Learning Mindset In Crisis
Leading in Crisis with a Learning Mindset When I returned to HR, my first job was working for a man whose wife died a few months after I...
Mar 7, 20232 min read
How do you serve a friend in despair?
This article hurt. David Brooks reflects on his regrets about his interactions with a friend before his friend committed suicide. I think...
Feb 20, 20236 min read
9 Reasons Your Employee Won't Accept Help
Your employee just told you their partner just died. Or the reason they were not at work for the last three weeks was because of...
Feb 14, 20232 min read
My Season of Grief
I have been feeling sad these last two weeks. Just plain, good ol’ fashion sad. I didn’t initially see it as sadness. Instead, it showed...
Jan 31, 20231 min read
It starts tomorrow!
February 18 would have been Art's 58th birthday. Over the next two weeks, I want to share my journey from a caregiver to a widow with...
Jan 30, 20232 min read
REPOST: On Sundays before the Monday
This is a repost from Healing Art a blog I kept before and after Art died. Today's post is from November 20, 2006, three months after...
Jan 11, 20235 min read
16 Things Good Managers NEVER Do When An Employee Has Cancer (Part 2)
(This is part two. To read Part 1, click here.) A very important message! The items listed below are not just for your employee if they...
Nov 16, 20223 min read
16 Things Good Managers NEVER Do When An Employee Has Cancer (Part 1)
(This is a two-part series. Eight lessons in each part.) Being a great manager is hard. Being a great manager when you have a team member...
Aug 15, 20223 min read
This "Thing" Saved My Life
Today is National Relaxation Day! I just discovered this holiday, and I love it. National Relaxation Day advocates chilling out and...
Jun 29, 20222 min read
My Family's Well
Today I am returning from a five-day visit with my family. It was a family reunion, minus my oldest son and my oldest cousin and his...
Jun 7, 20222 min read
5 Silly Texts to Send to Your Friend with Cancer
You want to support your employee, coworker, or friend with cancer, but you're not gonna offer to make or send a meal, offer the clean...
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Do you need to feel sexy in order to help?
I just took stock of my underwear drawer. It needs help. Having not dated for a few years, I had let plain colors and dullness in invade...
May 25, 20221 min read
This Sucks
There is only one word to describe how I feel today, sad. Sadness is a hard emotion because, most of the time, we don’t want to feel it....
May 18, 20223 min read
4 Common misconceptions about cancer
From the idea that some companies are holding back the cure to all cancers to cancer is contagious, there are many myths about cancer....
May 11, 20223 min read
How to Help Someone When You're Depressed
I had a rough few days last week. I didn't eat as well as I usually do. I worked longer hours than usual. I got less than 6 hours of...
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