I’ve got a question for you – How are things going in your office or with your team? I’m curious if you are noticing a difference in the...

Today we’re going to talk about awkward kitchen parties, because I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I’ve been wondering, What...

I don’t know about you, but for me, when things go bonkers in my life, I tend to go down the same old slippery slope. At 58 years of age,...

So many of you have told me that you’d love to listen to my weekly emails (versus reading them), and I heard you. Announcing the Dynamics...

Today’s story is about birds… Old birds. Stuck old birds. Birds hunkered down in prickly, tired nests that no longer serve them ­– nests...

Ahoy! September always seems to be the time when I experience a big desire to get organized. Or as my dear departed Dad would say, to...

I can hardly believe it has been one year since I sold my home in Los Osos, CA and moved to Sacramento! I’m starting to feel settled in...

Why? Because I’ve decided to no longer minimize my joy. Do you ever minimize your joy about things that are in process but haven’t fully...

Over the past six months, I’ve been working with a delightful nonprofit board of directors. The board came to me because they knew they...

A few years ago, I had a big aha about anger. It didn’t happen all at once. Just like the Ernest Hemingway character Mike says about...

In an informal observation, a group – comprised of one person identified as the leader and several of their staff – was served a plate of...

I don’t remember if I’ve written about this incident before, and if I have, I apologize. Well, actually, I don’t, as today I was reminded...

Last week (in How Play Improves Your Work, Part 1), we discussed our authentic play mode as defined by Dr. Stuart Brown’s 8 essential...

When I bring up the topic of play with clients, I usually hear a groan. Why? Because for many of us, play has become something we feel we...

I asked three people what comes to mind when they hear their coworkers laughing, and I got three different responses: “Does it mean they...

I’ve learned how essential it is to allow the feelings of discomfort to arise when I don’t know what’s next for me. If I try to mask that...

A long-time friend of mine recently lost an incredibly tight race for an elected position she had held for a long time. Knowing her...

I saw a great sign once at the Social Security office in Massachusetts. It said, “Only have a quick question? So does everyone else. Go...

When I was teaching English to farm workers, one thing that caused the most trouble were the idioms and phrases commonly used in the...

I was recently listening to someone share a hot button issue for them, a specific customer scenario that really got under her skin. As...