The Power of Connection at Work – Mentoring
I have shared my M6 Workplace Wellbeing Model in previous postings, and I thought I would break it down for you starting with Mentoring as the first “M.” I start with this because of just how integral connecting with people is to realizing a culture of...
Where Does Executive Coaching Fit Into Organization Development?
I was reviewing the feedback I received on my recently posted blog entitled, “What is Organization Development, again?” when I came across a compelling question, and one I think deserves our attention. It was from a friend who asked, “Interesting. Just how does...
Leveraging Positive Psychology to Help Employees Realize Potential
Here are some ways that you can leverage Positive Psychology to help employees realize their full potential. Setting employee expectations and goals at the workplace can sometimes create the opposite effect of what you intended. Instead of encouraging employees to...
What Is Positive Psychology Coaching?
In the last few decades, many psychologists began to steer their efforts toward a different focus – exploring positive psychology. Perhaps one of the most beneficial practices associated with this field is positive psychology coaching. What is positive...
What Positive Psychology Is and What It Is Not
Positive psychology is quickly gaining traction, not only with the academic community, but also with the general public. While positive psychology can provide numerous benefits to the public and its widespread awareness is good, there are several misconceptions about...
Organization Development and Positive Psychology
What is an organizational development specialist? I do a lot of reading on organizations, leadership, and coaching; and I have noticed an abundance of good work recently published on changing workplaces, shifting expectations of work, and transformative structures,...
What is Organization Development, Again?
Executive Coaching Fit Into Organizational A Case Study on Organizational Development I have found myself answering the question, “What is Organization Development, again?” over the years and still find that people are fundamentally unsure. Folks are looking for a...
Building Better Workplaces for Working Parents – an OD & HR Opportunity
When I started working in the corporate world there were virtually no women in top leadership positions unless their family name was on the building; even then it wasn’t a given. I lived in the Detroit area and worked on an automotive account team, and our leader was...
Workplace Grief and The New Mom
I logged into the online meeting site and waited for my client to join me. It was nearly our appointed hour, and I knew Isabella was juggling a heavy load both at work and at home. She had been doing a great job of prioritizing her over-stretched schedule to include...
Play – a Powerful Builder of Belonging!
MISSING THE JOYS OF CHILDHOOD? I was sitting at my desk one dark and rainy afternoon working on a project when the school bus pulled up at the bottom of my street; I live on a steep hill. My neighbor met her two young children with an umbrella for each to make the...
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