2024-04-30 14:43
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With more over 25 years in the speaking and training profession, Karen is skilled as interactive facilitator. Employees leave her sessions with information, insight, and skills that make them better communicators and co-workers.
2024-04-23 19:07
This past January I shared a series on reaching your goals. How are your goals going? Some of them maybe not so well? Well then, this message is for y… Read More
2024-04-16 14:32
A few months ago, I finished up a Conflict Resolution program and I was excited to head to my Zumba class and get some movement while listening to lively music. I took the empty space behind… Read More
2024-04-09 13:47
Recently I was out to dinner with my husband and our family friends. As we were enjoying our appetizers, at the table beside us, the restaurant staff had brought out a dessert with the type… Read More
2024-04-02 14:32
I’ve increasingly been asked, “How do you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your work?” or “What potential do you see for AI in your industry?” Like many, I f… Read More
2024-03-26 21:19
When I did my graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, my professor Roger Karsk taught us about facilitation. He conveyed the importance of noticing Task, Maintenance, and Individu… Read More
2024-03-19 21:11
Do you wish you could use a muzzle for overly talkative participants in meetings? Last week we considered solutions for employees who are present in meetings but don’t contribute. But… Read More
2024-03-12 13:56
Last month I was hired to work with “Sean.” Sean has a medical degree and a law degree and everyone in his organization agrees that he is brilliant. Yet, he is what I call a &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-03-05 16:10
If you have been following my facilitation blog series, you know the price of your meetings and you are adhering to facilitation best practices. Still, sometimes meetings go off course, and… Read More
2024-02-27 21:15
As a proud alumna of the University of Virginia, I am fortunate to be on the university’s distribution list, receiving regular updates on campus activities. Additionally, as the aunt o… Read More
2024-02-20 18:51
Meetings are expensive. Although they can be very productive and move a project or a group forward, as the facilitator of a meeting or even the participant, meetings without outcomes are a w… Read More
2024-02-14 12:58
Dear Readers, have you ever wondered about the essential elements of facilitation and their impact on your team’s culture and leadership? In this blog, we delve into the basics of faci… Read More
2024-02-06 21:13
As a Certified Professional Facilitator and Leadership Retreat Guru, I am typically the person leading the program, so it’s a rare and special opportunity when I get to be a participan… Read More
2024-01-30 17:40
Last year as a result of a blog I wrote about Black History Month, a reader suggested I stop promoting the observance. I was shocked, and then he provided the video linked below with Mike Wa… Read More
2024-01-23 14:41
Decades ago, on a cold winter Sunday, I was in my “jammy clothes” reading Parade Magazine. This was back in the day when people read print newspapers. I read about a mother and s… Read More
2024-01-16 18:27
In preparation for the New Year and goal setting, I remembered a workshop I attended last year on the role of visualization in the process.
The artful facilitator, Melanie, encouraged us to… Read More
2024-01-09 17:46
In my January blog series on goal setting, I want to share my love for Mrs. Tillman, my ninth grade Geometry teacher.
Mrs. Tillman had a heavy Scottish accent and her love of teaching, influ… Read More
2024-01-02 21:08
Bah humbug! Many of us seem like naysayers when we think about goals. Maybe you have resisted setting goals if you think of goal setting only as it pertains to your work or your finances.
I… Read More
2023-12-13 00:29
If I am fortunate enough to have you as one of my coaching clients, you’re familiar with the story of the cheese selection discussion as it relates to decision making. The cheese… Read More
2023-11-28 20:40
I often talk about the importance of gratitude in our personal and professional lives and on the benefits of routinely recognizing the good things in our lives and saying thank you. Certainl… Read More
2023-11-14 15:17
My colleague Shelley Row writes about herself as a recovering overthinker. It’s such a great term!
As a part of my coaching work, I am fortunate to work with employees at all leve… Read More
2023-10-24 13:56
This is my hall closet. Have you ever seen such a mess?!
This past weekend I wanted to make time to write a blog about our new website, coming soon. I also wanted to make time to clean out t… Read More
2023-10-17 19:20
My team has had the experience of working on two creative ventures recently.
One was a new website. We followed the recommendations of several colleagues and hired Phil Reinhardt. He was inc… Read More
2023-10-03 16:33
Last week was a busy week at Concordia Consulting with three virtual programs and a number of coaching sessions. I started off one session remembering a miscommunication that nearly led … Read More
2023-09-26 20:34
Last week’s blog, authored by one of my executive coaching clients, received numerous favorable comments, with two readers expressing curiosity about the essence of coaching and what i… Read More
2023-09-19 20:35
Natalie is a coaching client of mine, and the guest author of this week’s blog. Karen and I were having our regular coaching session and during it I referred to .....
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2023-09-13 12:25
If your company isn’t creating the culture it aspires to, the culture will create itself, and it’s likely not going to be too healthy. What is your organization doing to .....
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2023-09-05 16:07
Recently, I read with joy this article about how one surgeon’s passion created so much joy. It reminded me of the sheer joy that comes from feeling passionately connected to your… Read More
2023-08-22 15:41
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic… Read More
2023-08-15 16:20
I recently came across an incredible article in The Atlantic that got me thinking about toxic positivity. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend checking it out here. .....
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2023-08-01 16:19
Back in the 1950s, stealing in the workplace was pretty black and white. If your workplace was a production line creating widgets and you took a widget home, you knew .....
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2023-07-27 14:52
It’s been almost a week since I left the National Speakers Association annual meeting in Orlando and I am still full of energy with all I learned. This event happens .....
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2023-07-18 16:54
I recently came across a list of amazing quotes by acclaimed American poet, storyteller, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Since I often write blogs discussing the importance of g… Read More
2023-07-11 14:01
Many times I run across articles, Ted Talks or quotes that are far better than anything I could ever write. I wrote about mansplaining in 2021, but I haven’t had Paula .....
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2023-06-28 14:54
Part of being a good mentor in the workplace is reaching out to the people who made an impact on you in your life and letting them know. It’s never .....
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2023-06-20 14:39
I was in my flower garden, another way to say I was in one of my happy places, and I was planting another clematis for what must be the 20th .....
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2023-06-13 20:13
As we are on the cusp of Juneteenth, I remembered this excellent segment I watched on 60 Minutes. It elicited a lot of emotions for me, some good and some quite .....
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2023-06-06 16:10
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Virginia (UVA), I took a career planning course (taught by Dr. Margot Baker) that changed the trajectory of my life. In .....
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2023-06-01 11:40
I came home exhilarated! It was such a fun day full of love and acceptance. I met my friend and colleague, Ann Murdoch at the Capital Pride Parade in Washington DC last .....
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2023-05-16 16:13
In order to create a respectful and inclusive workplace culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had t… Read More
2023-05-09 20:16
On our recent bucket list trip to Australia and New Zealand, my husband Bill and I realized that his luggage rolled more easily and smoothly than mine. When taking a .....
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2023-04-25 14:42
Like over 30 million other Americans, I have been playing pickleball. I am bad. I don’t say that to be coy, modest, or kind, I am truly not a very .....
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2023-04-18 20:34
Holidays have a way of creeping up on me. It’s springtime now, and before you know it, it will be summer. I know that I often have the best of .....
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2023-04-12 20:00
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic… Read More
2023-04-04 20:32
About 30 years ago, my then accountant Corrin casually said to me, “Over time, businesses start to reflect the values and personalities of their leaders.” I was fascinated b… Read More
2023-03-24 17:28
I recently came across a list of amazing quotes by acclaimed American poet, storyteller, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Since I often write blogs discussing the importance of g… Read More
2023-03-14 19:40
Almost 2 years ago a colleague of mine, Mike Schmidtmann, shared his explainer video. Like you, I had seen them before. But his was fantastic, and I thought it was .....
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2023-03-07 15:40
Twenty-five years ago, my husband and I moved into a newly-built house in a brand new neighborhood. There were just a few other residents at the time and there was a .....
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2023-02-28 17:00
Months ago I wrote about “Meraki.” Meraki is when you put your heart and soul into your work. I think there needs to be another word when you link something .....
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2023-02-22 17:10
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2023-02-13 21:22
I just came back from a big adventure and am eager to share my experiences and pictures with you, but for now there’s a more immediate message. I had just .....
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2023-02-06 16:57
Superior managers positively: Seek, find, and develop the strengths of everyone. Manage conflict and disagreement in a positive and productive way. Provide light, direction, and encoura… Read More
2023-02-01 22:50
Unexpected events can set you back or set you up. It’s all a matter of perspective. — Mary Anne Radmacher When a multi-year, fulfilling project closed at the tail end .....
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2023-01-24 17:45
For those of you who are long time readers, you will notice that I frequently write blogs on positivity, appreciation, and gratitude. In general, I try to model those qualities .....
The pos… Read More
2023-01-10 16:06
I recently came across a list of amazing quotes by acclaimed American poet, storyteller, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Since I often write blogs discussing the importance of g… Read More
2023-01-03 19:00
I recently had three discussions about remote work in the same one-week period. The first instance came up with a close friend. Yohan moved to the DC area during the .....
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2022-12-20 12:59
Scooting down the street On a cold December day Through the traffic we go Swerving all the way Bells on handlebars ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to .....
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2022-12-13 14:08
When I arrived at my destination to conduct a recent in-person training, Sui was in the parking spot next to me. She greeted me warmly and stood at my hatchback .....
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2022-12-06 20:36
While reviewing a 360 degree feedback assessment with a senior leader a few days ago, I was showing him the section where he rates himself and then his manager, his .....
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2022-11-29 21:34
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic… Read More
2022-11-21 20:55
Thanksgiving has always been one of my very favorite holidays. I like the family time where we all sit around making suggestions about what we should do together. Usually nothing a… Read More
2022-11-15 16:48
I was working with a coaching client last week and he said, “I have to get all of these projects done by year-end.” Having just looked at the calendar a .....
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2022-11-07 15:04
No worries, I am not really crazy enough to tell you or anyone else how to vote. All I hope is that you will exercise your patriotic right tomorrow. Recently, the .....
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2022-11-01 21:35
Merriam Webster defines a mentor as a trusted counselor or guide, also as a tutor or coach. For example, “Graduates of the program sometimes go on to become mentors to .....
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2022-10-18 19:58
A couple weeks ago I partnered with my colleague and friend, Sylvia Baffour to deliver a program on resilience habits. A main topic of the program was the importance of .....
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2022-10-11 18:47
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic… Read More
2022-09-28 14:57
I sometimes comment to colleagues and clients that mistakes are inevitable, and recently I’ve experienced that in my own work. A few weeks ago I posted a short article to .....
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2022-09-20 17:08
I graduated from school during a deep recession. Armed with an undergraduate degree in psychology, I didn’t have readily apparent job skills. After a long and daunting job search, whic… Read More
2022-09-13 16:57
I am leading a monthly series of Leadership Trainings spanning over a year. One of the modules is Time and Stress Management, and it’s a topic that I have been .....
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2022-08-30 13:51
I recently came across a list of amazing quotes by acclaimed American poet, storyteller, and civil rights I recently came across a list of amazing quotes by acclaimed American poet, .....
Th… Read More
2022-08-23 21:06
We like to think that employees are adults, that colleagues will all get along, and that everyone will focus on the organization’s goals and be united, but that is not .....
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2022-08-15 14:46
Genuine appreciation comes in all forms. A handshake. A hug. A thank you. A letter of praise. A symbolic gift. The form doesn’t matter. Genuine appreciation changes lives. If you … Read More
2022-08-08 20:49
Many businesses are finding new hiring challenges with a shrinking labor pool to draw from. And so, I have been working with my clients to help them strengthen their hiring practices … Read More
2022-08-02 18:57
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic… Read More
2022-07-19 16:30
I used to bake bread for our family, specifically Challah, about once a month. We didn’t celebrate the sabbath in our home every week, but our family knew that when .....
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2022-07-12 15:46
I am that boss. The one who darts from good idea to good idea until there are so many ideas that nothing is accomplished. I am just back from the .....
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2022-07-06 15:11
I am very excited to be attending the upcoming National Speakers Association meeting this weekend in Nashville. You are bound to hear much about it since I always come back .....
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2022-06-21 18:18
One of our clients was kind enough to send me what he experienced after I wrote an article about the importance of feedback and compliments. “Once I paid what I thought .....
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2022-06-14 15:20
As the calendar turns and we go from one special occasion to the next, I am often surprised to hear, “I hate Christmas!” “We never celebrate Valentine’s Day.” … Read More
2022-06-09 14:57
When I read this article, one of many on “The Great Resignation,” I was reminded of what my accountant told me many years ago. She said, “Over time, employees start .....
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2022-06-01 20:04
Your team has scored a meeting with a sought-after new client, Michael, a well-liked VP in the manufacturing industry. Participants in the meeting include three colleagues from your org… Read More
2022-05-24 14:30
I just love it when I “catch” employees doing their work with love. Several years ago, I witnessed a park ranger standing in 95 degree heat and humidity. All day long … Read More
2022-05-17 18:51
An employee in a meeting I was facilitating felt comfortable telling her colleagues “I am nice at home, but I don’t have time to be nice at work.” “What?!” I … Read More
2022-05-11 14:17
When I was in graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, I took a course on Facilitation held by the esteemed professor, Roger Karsk. At the end of the semester, Roger offered .....
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2022-05-03 19:38
Yesterday I conducted a class. There was a lively discussion about boundaries and respecting the “off” time of colleagues and employees. I said that receiving an email durin… Read More
2022-04-26 20:15
In organizations, we tend to focus on what is going wrong instead of what is going right. When we fail to pay attention to what’s going well, it can evaporate .....
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2022-04-19 16:26
On April 28, 2018, I was driving home from a speaking engagement with the Training Officers Consortium. I spoke on how to resolve conflict in the workplace and then I packed .....
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2022-04-12 17:01
“Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.” — Theodore Roosevelt Research shows that habitual complaining affects us mentally, emotiona… Read More
2022-04-05 20:04
Returning to the office is good for you! In the fall of 2021, I was invited to attend and present at a meeting with a client. I had been working .....
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2022-03-29 20:18
I have respected my colleague Joe Mull ever since I met him. I follow his blog and this weekend he alerted his readers to this article from Inc. magazine. It discusses .....
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2022-03-16 15:28
In order to create a respectful and inclusive culture, organizations need to provide regular diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. But once you have had that basic train… Read More
2022-03-09 08:38
This morning I was thinking, “How can I stand here in this warm and lovely bathroom brushing my teeth while bombs are exploding on the the other side of the .....
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2022-03-01 17:40
Occasionally, someone I work with tells me that I am funny. That’s music to my ears, but truly, I know I am not a comedic genius. I just try for .....
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2022-02-22 15:13
On a recent business trip to Las Vegas, our group decided to go off the beaten path and try a well-reviewed Greek restaurant. Since we were over-ordering, rather than allowing .....
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2022-02-16 17:34
One of the frequent questions that I hear from participants after I have conducted Diversity and Inclusion work in their organization is, “How can I be more supportive of this .....
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2022-01-18 22:02
The more specific, the more terrific! You can’t improve if you don’t know what you’re doing wrong. In reality, many of us complain about underachieving co-workers, but we d… Read More
2022-01-12 20:54
I helped my son’s friend prepare for an interview last week. We started out talking about common interview questions, which evolved into a discussion of which ones are more and .....
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2022-01-04 22:14
After graduating from college, I had no interest in going back to school, yet I knew most of the careers I was interested in required more education. One day Johns .....
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2021-12-21 19:25
At holiday gatherings, my family of origin played word games (video games hadn’t been invented yet.) It’s natural, then, that I’d use words to facilitate your fantastic fam… Read More
2021-12-14 16:10
Anyone who knows me, knows that I appreciate a good walk! I am especially happy when I am walking with friends, and also when I am able to walk and collaborate .....
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