by Christi Barrett | Emotional Intelligence, Work/Life Balance
(Today’s post is courtesy of Lynn Townsend, a former Humanergist and veteran of the rat race who has lived to tell the tale!) Recently a former colleague of mine, HK, retired. HK had spent more than two decades as an engineer for a Fortune 500 food company. One...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Discipline, Emotional Intelligence, Growth, Leadership, Mutual Understanding, Organizational Climate
We typically associate ritual with religious services, mystical practices or organizations like the Masons. A ritual, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is 1) the established form for a ceremony or 2) a ritual observance, ceremonial act or an act (or...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Growth
Few people would lobby for more tension at work. Yet there are ways in which tension can not only be helpful, but transformative. Artists talk about the need to linger in a state of tension in order for the creative juices to flow. Likewise, people in organizations...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Interdependence, Strategic
People in organizations like to talk about how “we’re all in this together.” But when it comes to acting like what happens in IT matters to Customer Service, for example, interdependence is like the tooth fairy. You’re ten years old and long...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Teamwork
Sophia works as a Sales Associate and is extremely good at her job. She regularly receives maximum bonuses, and is often recognized as her company’s top salesperson. Sophia’s boss recently told her that he wanted her to focus more on supporting her team...
