For most of the time spent running my company, I was unable to distinguish between control and power. I believed that these were mutually dependent and proportionate conditions. Not ‘control’ in the sense of being non-deferential. Deference was never an issue. It was ‘control’ in an emotional sense – the inability to let go – […]
Category: Mindfullness
Pay Level and Pay Equity
Over time in my business, I developed an appreciation for the importance of pay equity for its significance to organizational health. This appreciation was an evolving perspective that increasingly became a conviction as the company matured. There were many layers to consider. First, I increasingly appreciated the importance of pay level as part of a […]
Ritual and Continuous Improvement
An ongoing debate that we had in my company and also in my peer advisory groups, was ‘goal-setting’ versus ‘ongoing and continuous improvement.’ I came down squarely on the continuous improvement side of this discussion. I never advocated for goal-setting because I viewed goals as being limiting, and of adverse consequence to engagement and morale, […]
Compassion vs. Empathy
We hear more and more about transformative change in business- moving away from the traditional shareholder and ‘profit-first’ culture, and moving toward a culture that values stakeholders and higher purpose. Fundamental to the transformation is ‘compassion’ or the ‘compassionate workplace.’ As businesses are increasingly embracing a more ‘conscious’ culture, we hear, and we read about […]
