I have been working in the field of stress management for over 20 years, as a consultant, speaker and coach. Previously I had been an anxious stressed out, overwhelmed no sleeping person and had to learn the techniques I now teach other people. Money issues can be a major stress and anxiety producer which of course get magnified when we…
There seems to be a glut of accusations of sexism in this election. Pundits were saying that if Joe Biden came on too strong, he would be accused of sexism, so he had to temper his speech. There has also been a weird expectation that women should vote for a female candidate because she is a woman. Men who question…
I just returned from attending the Out & Equal Summit in Austin, Texas. Out & Equal is the national organization whose mission is to work towards LGBT equality in the workplace. (LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender.) I was impressed with the number of organizations and their senior leadership that attended. Companies such as Deloitte, Hewlett Packard, Pepsico, Boeing…
WHY ” SENSITIVITY TRAINING” IS INSENSITIVE AND PATRONIZING I’ve often been asked if I “do sensitivity training.”I found myself getting irritated by the very term “sensitivity training”, and didn’t know why I had such a visceral reaction. After spending time thinking about it, and talking to people who professed to be “sensitivity trainers’ I realized that “sensitivity training” as it…
I’ve been enjoying the Olympics the last few days, and was glad that the US did not boycott the opening ceremonies. I think that would have been an insult to these athletes who have worked all year to compete. I thought the US boycott of the Olympics during the Carter administration was ridiculous and did nothing to change anything. I’m…
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