Getting to the Root Cause of Conflict: The Power Dynamics Model
In my experience, in order to effectively stop abuse at work, we have to support both the victim and the perpetrator in understanding and...
When Leaving is the Right Answer
Leaving is the right answer when it is the best answer for you to take yourself to the next level of who you were meant to become. Don’t...
What Warrants an Investigation?
“Then he asked me if I wanted to ‘pursue a formal investigation,’” Maia told me about her conversation with an administrator where she...
One Powerful Thing We Can Do to Increase Safety and Health
When I ask employees why they want to report harassment or pursue lawsuits against their employers for discrimination, the most common...
Create the Results You Want: It All Starts Here
There are many supports for managing your thinking. Meditation is one – just sitting and drawing your thought back to one neutral thing...
Are Women Strong and Brave?
Because I had such clear, shameless messages as a child that women are evil, and that women deserve less than men (see last blog post), I...
Being Raised in a Cult and Becoming a Feminist
I am sometimes reluctant to tell clients about my background because when any of us compare our experiences, we jump right into saying,...
If you saw someone in true need, what would you do?
A lot of us like to think of ourselves as Good Samaritans. We think that if we saw someone in true need, we would stop and help them. We...
