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Do women in leadership have a unique role? What we can learn from our natural, feminine tendencies.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel of women in business at my local Chamber – the Bonny Lake Collective. One of the...
Oct 18, 2024
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You break it, you buy it: the role of organizational leadership in mitigating generational trauma
Is there a space for compassion in leadership and business? The simple answer is yes. I would make the case that leadership, unlike...
Oct 4, 2024
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The Human Side of Onboarding: A Journey Beyond the First Day
The term "onboarding" is widely used in organizations to describe the process of integrating new employees, but it doesn't quite capture...
Aug 15, 2024
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The emerging workforce and the state of emotional abandonment: what does this mean for leaders?
I just had a great client call that took an interesting twist. Part of the conversation led us to discuss their workforce of...
Aug 2, 2024
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The compassion project
Igniting a compassion evolution Well, I did a thing. Something I never thought that I would do: hosting a live podcast. The Compassion...
Jul 19, 2024
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Systemic trauma and systemic turnover: is there a correlation to the healthcare turnover crisis?
This is part three to the “ The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.” series. According to research...
Mar 8, 2024
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The complacency contagion: the downward spiral that becomes organizational apathy
This is a follow up from my previous post, “ The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.” As we navigate...
Mar 1, 2024
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The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.
We’ve heard about the nursing shortage and nursing turnover for years. It has now become a larger problem than nurses in hospitals. ...
Feb 23, 2024
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The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in organizations.
This was originally written from a healthcare perspective, but I am seeing the same degree of complacency across all industries. The...
Feb 21, 2024
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Feeling Awe Everyday
In the April 2023 issue of Mindful Magazine, I read an article titled "The Power of Awe" just a few days before a recent gathering with...
Jul 3, 2023
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The role of authenticity in leadership: listen and engage
Let’s get clear about what it means to lead: it’s “an influence-based relationship” (Kouzes & Posner). To influence we must bring our...
Mar 27, 2023
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A life lesson in compassion – or why I do what I do.
It’s possible that I was one of the last Westerners in the Soviet Union. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend my final...
Feb 10, 2023
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Mindfulness at Work is Vital for Effective Leadership
In leadership, it’s important to look at situations from different lenses, understand issues systemically and holistically, and seek the...
Dec 30, 2022
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How Mindfulness Changed My Leadership Style
My career journey has been a series of ups and downs, which I’m sure is not unique. For the longest time, I felt like I always just had a...
Dec 7, 2022
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Something’s in the air
Why yes, it actually is in the air. That feeling that you sometimes can’t put your finger on: something negative or something positive. ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Your authentic self: just be you!
What separates leaders from managers? Well, lots, but one thing for certain: authenticity. In my many years of doing leadership...
Apr 29, 2022
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Its been a while…
There is no doubt that the past two years have been difficult. We’ve been isolated from one-another, which shifted routines,...
Mar 23, 2022
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Organizational predators and prey: using leadership to rethink our approach to business
Do you need to be a predator to survive in business? At one time, being a predator seemed like a must-have in the corporate structure. ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Meet the Blog Team
Blogging about all things leadership.

Anika Klix, MA ORGL & HRM
Mindfulness as a leadership practice
Employee Growth & Development
Leadership

Stephen Lord, Six Sigma Black Belt, Safe Start Certified
Safety as a leadership practice
Quality Assurance
Change Management
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