5 Things / Gratitude
Full transparency: my small firm has been impacted by client budget cuts and priority shifts. This has meant our own budget cuts, priority shifts, and a heartbreaking layoff. I’ve had hard conversations with folks on my team over the past 18 months.
5 Things / Triggered
I spent two days this week on a retreat with my mastermind group. We’re a bunch of varied founders who come together to learn and support each other as we build our businesses. The theme of this retreat was “communication” and one of the sessions I enjoyed was on communicating with ourselves when we’re triggered by something someone says at work.
5 Things in 15 Minutes / making it right with Erma BreAnn Standley
Bernadette and Erma recap last week's 5 Things, highlighting the recent controversy and potential redemption of Activision Blizzard. Also featured are acts of inclusive diversity such as Mayo Clinic's introduction of disposable hijabs for Muslim patients that wear them!
5 Things / patience with process
This week I found myself continually frustrated by things I couldn't control. To be honest, I'm not very patient with "process" - but of course the reality of bringing something new into the world (in this case, my book Inclusive 360), requires an awful lot of process.
5 Things / Olympic edition
Have you been watching the Olympics? I love them - the competition, sure, but especially the stories of resilience and courage. I always find inspiration.