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The recent wildfires have devastated communities. The aftereffects of the fires are not just about the immediate physical destruction but...

When a beloved colleague dies, the impact reverberates across the workplace in profound and, sadly, often unexpected ways. Grief in the...

I was at Trader Joe's on Saturday, buying food for the meal I would make for the Death and Dying Dinner Party I was hosting that night....

Last Wednesday, I celebrated a milestone birthday. I've been lucky enough to work for companies where birthdays are a big deal! It's nice...

As a leader, making mistakes is part of the job.   And like mistakes in general, some mistakes are more costly than others.   ...

Not knowing what to say to a grieving friend, colleague, or team member can knock even the most confident person's confidence. There are...

This box. Big gifts can come in small, thoughtful, hand-folded packages. Eleven days after Art died, one of his students sent this to me....

My husband and I were living in Vegas. We had just had our second child. A fender bender months earlier caused him to pass out when he...

Gratitude lists. Do you do them? Do you try to do them? Every day, I write ten things I am grateful for in a gratitude notebook....

I’m gonna start this year off by being the idiot. Why? Because Unemployment is at an all-time low. (Finding a replacement is no longer...

My cousin owns a 90-acre ranch in Amador County. Our family has been going there for 20 years. (Since Ezra was 1.) Some of Art's ashes...

Holiday Party 2015 Let's NOT Talk About Grief: Conversation Starters for The Awkward As an extrovert ( a person who gets her energy from...

#TuesdayTipDay Does anyone else feel like Halloween was only two weeks ago?🙄 Since the holiday season is upon us, Act of Love #69 is all...

Today marks 365 days since I had knee replacement surgery! And as I sat down to write something about it, I realized I had learned a few...

How to be a Human Being Not A Human Doing Today is Tuesday Tip Day! And I'm going to share with you how to be a human BEING instead of a...

Today is day two of National Grief Awareness Week! (Again, I really like National Grief Awkwardness Week!) And I want to share a personal...

National Grief Awkwardness Week starts… Wait, I mean, National Grief Awareness Week starts today. Grief is awkward for the griever AND...

A person at a party asked, "What's the point of planning for the death of an employee?" I get this question quite a bit. Leaders and HR...

I've been using ChatGPT quite a bit. ChatGPT is a viral AI language tool for its human-like conversations and more. I used it to turn a...

Hello, Dear Readers! And welcome to another Tuesday Tip Day! Today, we delve into Act of Love #24 from the book "100 Acts of Love: A...

The death of an employee is hard. Going through their desk will add to the heartbreak but can support your and your team's grieving...

When someone dies, we all panic. There is a discomfort that makes us want to take immediate action. Leaders, being regular people, are...

I found this note from my daughter again the other day. I say, “again” because I found it 3 years ago and saved it. It makes me feel...

Navigating the complexities of leadership is a formidable task on an average day. But what happens when grief and loss come crashing down...