People Cannot be Compartmentalized

Can we please stop asking folks to "leave their problems at the door?"

Gail BarkerNovember 13, 2023discomfort, Workplace, Culture, Wholistic

How Do You Recognize a Safe Space?

One of the concepts that gets talked about a lot in leadership spaces these days is that of safety.

Gail BarkerJuly 3, 2023leadership, growth, safety, discomfort

Abandoning How Things Have Always Been Done

Of all the things someone might say to me, this phrase has the potential to drive me over the metaphorical edge.

Gail BarkerSeptember 5, 2022Leadership, curiosity, discomfort

Want to Understand? Do This

So, the Oscars happened last weekend. You may have heard.

Gail BarkerApril 4, 2022Listening, Diversity, discomfort

So, There’s This Guy I Can’t Stand…

Ordinarily, I’m a big proponent of embracing the differences. After all, there’s a cliché that goes something along the line that diversity is the only thing we truly have in common. My sense is that each and every person has something to offer the world, something to teach us, something to share. My inclination is to look for that thing, that value, whatever it may be, and focus on that. And this inclination has served me very well…until recently.

JD Communication & DesignNovember 26, 2018leading, leader, leaders, leadership, lead, coaching, consulting, communication, annoyed, writing, speaking, discomfort, the circleComment

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