Jenean Merkel Perelstein is a Sociocultural Anthropologist who has implemented change strategies that have saved lives and made fortunes - from the prisons of India to the boardrooms of the United States. In this work, she has discovered a lot about how the male-defined structure
There’s a lot of buzz these days about recognition programs in the workplace and for good reasons. Recognition programs can make fantastically positive contributions to your workforce and your workplace culture. But, like many things in life, the devil can roost in the details. Let’s
Our world is so full of automation and technology these days that we’re constantly interacting with people through the filter of whatever technological platform you may be using. Are you limited to 280 characters in your tweet? Are you foregoing tone and body language in
My mentor told me a story last summer that rocked my world. Over the last few years we have all read about and been advised to the benefits that come from creating a meditation practice. I make an effort to carve out small blocks of
Recently, I was visiting a client in the Dallas- Ft. Worth area where I often use the wonderful services of Uber to get around. I don’t know if you know about the traffic in Dallas, but you’d want to avoid driving too if you had
It’s a new year and if you’re like me, you may be looking for ways to start the year off on the right foot so that we can all make this year one for the history books. I’ve found one of the easiest ways to
Every workplace has cultural norms that aren't written in the employee handbook, what are yours and how are they affecting your workplace culture? All day long our brain shifts back and forth from being driven by conscious thoughts to navigating unconsciously. Have you ever “woken up”
Do you ever set goals only to find yourself feeling overwhelmed by them? Or maybe you doubt that you are even capable of achieving them in the first place. Sometimes, we can sabotage ourselves before we ever get started simply by thinking about all the obstacles
So many employers and team managers today are caught up in the buzz of wanting to build a positive workplace culture. And they should be! They know that hiring for “fit" is paramount in their pursuit of a positive and profitable workplace.Unfortunately, when pressed, many leaders
We all get in our own way from time to time and the first step to solving this problem is to recognize when it is happening. Let’s talk about four ways you can identify patterns of self-sabotage to learn how to reset those patterns. Once you