As we emerge from the pandemic many organizations want to return to normal. But changes in attitudes, motivations, and goals for employees and their desires for workplace environments have changed in ways that few could have been predicted. The Great Resignation and Quietly Quitting are results of many people during the pandemic having the chance […]
Balance
If you feel like the world is spinning out of control, you are not alone. This has been a year of watching and experiencing unprecedented events: Covid, the changing workplace conditions, inflation, extreme market fluctuations, economic hardships, high gas prices, a heartbreaking mass shooting in Uvalde, mass shootings across the country, a devastating war in […]
Finding Relief from a Toxic Workplace: Why We Must Shine a Light on this Difficult Problem
Healthcare News- May 10, 2022 I was feeling trepidation as I stood on a stage before a national audience of 800 business leaders in Denver, Colorado. I felt angst about the words I was about to speak in sharing my experiences as an author and consultant in a wide variety of businesses and industries. Although […]
Testimonials
Testimonials Your message of inspiration and improved self- awareness was really well received by all and led to more discussions than any of our usual Spine talks. It certainly raised our appetite for working more with you! And at our regional conference you were outstanding again! You have such a gift with people- the OR […]
Previous Speaking Engagements
Previous Engagements: Labor Relations Institute, Yakima, WA Federal Aviation Administration, Seattle, WA Everett Community College, Everett,WA Swedish Science Foundation, Orthopedic Spine Surgeons, Seattle, WA WSAE-Annual Conference, Yakima, WA OR Regional Conference, Seattle Science Foundation Sound Women’s Clinic, Edmonds, WA Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, WA Swedish Medical Clinics and Hospital Departments AHRA, Orlando, FL, Los Angeles, CA, […]
Is There Life After Death? Tune into Your Dearly Departed Loved Ones
Message From My Dad It was early in the morning when I left my parents’ home in Spokane on Jan 2, 2006. I had to return home to Seattle and resume work after a warm Christmas vacation with my family. I didn’t wake up my parents to say goodbye since it was so early, and […]
How We Create Rivals: What I Learned in an Accidental Meeting
It was an ordinary day when my good friend, Robin, and I decided to meet for happy hour at one of our favorite places. Enjoying a glass of wine, we started chatting with three ladies at the table near us. Being about our age, we began talking and laughing about many things that we had […]
Rebuild, Renew, and Reenergize
We have the opportunity to begin anew, with a fresh start in our organizations, our families, and our world. With unrelenting changes in the past two years, we are being challenged to find new answers, forge new horizons, and create organizations that are desirable and retentive. The Great Resignation has not slowed down and finding […]
Happy New Year to All My Friends
Dear Friends, I am wishing you all a very Happy New Year filled with miracles, love, and laughter. The last two years have been tumultuous, isolating, and difficult for so many. My New Year’s message is to give you some thoughts that may illuminate and bring some joy in the upcoming year: 1. Realign and […]
Freedom in the New Year
Ultimately, we all desire freedom. We believe we will find freedom from pain and suffering when we escape from a fearful world, from illness, from control by others, from control in our workplace, from control by the government, and/or from a multitude of problems. But freedom is actually a state of mind, not a place, […]
