Where does compassion fit into the workplace? According to a 2014 study in the “Administrative Science Quarterly,” workplaces with a higher use of compassion, affection, tenderness and caring had higher engagement and lower turnover and absenteeism. Employees felt more connected to one another, and there was greater interdependence and sensitively toward other employees. Whether we […]
Last weekend I participated in an equine-assisted coaching experience at Ridge Equus. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I was curious to find out what the animals I had loved as a young girl could teach me. What I found was that it is a very humbling experience being in a pen with […]
I admit it. I am a fan of the web television drama House of Cards. In fact, I’ve been doing some binge watching since the show hit Netflix yesterday. In one episode, Kevin Spacey’s character, President Frank Underwood, declares that you cannot “go against gale force winds.” Just as one might expect, this statement leads to […]