What's Happening at Work

send mail The Issues That Colour The Faces of Workplace Wellness Have you ever wondered about the faces of workplace wellness? As a Learning and Development practitioner specializing in workplace interpersonal wellness, my job includes providing a range of training, conflict management, coaching and interpersonal skills development for the leaders, professionals, and employees my client organizati...

send mail Are Employees Who Are Spiritually Well More Trustworthy and Trusting, Does This Impact Their Mental Health? An Erosion of Spiritual Wellness Have Impacted The Workplace and Maybe A Factor In The Mental Health Epidemic Affecting Millions of Professionals at Work. Low trust at work erodes employees’ confidence, promotes fear, and increases stress and anxiety. Trust among colleagues, among...

send mail Hey, You! Are you looking for Diversity Conflict Management tips and strategies? Conflicts will happen, we don't have to be afraid or dread the emergence of conflicts in our diverse workplaces. Conflict means that we are alive and are having different needs and interests that may be conflicting with others. Let's create that critical conversation framework to have those healthy...

send mail As a leader, you should be more mindful of heightened emotions, distress, anxiety, irritability and an escalation in interpersonal conflicts. Instead of panicking, view this as an opportunity to prepare your employees to face difficult times. As an employee, you may be wondering what's up with your co-workers. What are they reading or why are they behaving so strangely. Well, they m...

send mail In a culture where being first is celebrated, being a winner at all cost sometimes means cheating, taking credit for other’s work, speaking first and over others, advocating your point of view, selling ourselves, embellishing the resume to get shortlisted for the interview, or winning the competition by diminishing others’ achievements, one can easily forget the mental health benefits of...

send mail Have You Been Affected By The Avalanche of Changes In Offices Everywhere? Are there changes in your office schedule or office hours? If not, you may be one of the very few people who are not experiencing changes in their work lives. Most of us experienced massive changes in our work schedules and office hours as we moved to remote work during the 2020 global pandemic. It took many months...

send mail Have you ever failed at something? Did you stop and take some time to evaluate why you failed? I want to talk about why we fail at work. I believe we fail because we get cocky when we believe we no longer need our practice to move our skill levels into the realm of competence. Sometimes we let our guard down and failure introduces itself to us. It is a common belief that failure is somet...

send mail This morning I led a class of leaders in the foundations of leadership coaching course. It is a course I teach every week, as more leaders are recognizing that they need a different way to approach employees to promote psychological safety at work, as we advance to a hybrid workplace. As the rate of mental health and autoimmune diseases becomes more prevalent among employees, leaders mus...

send mail When we develop competencies, they become part of our characteristics. Competencies flow out of us without effort or a lot of thinking on our part. There is a way to build skills into competencies. This is my favourite part of training and development, the work that I have done for 24 years. I love to see people develop a skill or competency. #skills #workstress #workplacwellness #interp...

send mail Do you know that by building relational currency you can foster goodwill among your team and boost your social bank account? Yes, this is where things like participation and collaboration come from. As I reflect on the business of my week, the things that stand out are those of interpersonal equity. Those that allow people to feel empowered and valued at work. Besides the business of my...

send mail Listen to how life can be a mirror at work. A leader experiences a junior leader's behaviour as disrespectful and rude and before she can deal with it the junior leader complains that her employee is being rude and disrespectful. I have to laugh sometimes. Listen to how I encouraged her to have a critical conversation and create some insights for the junior leader that would help bo...

send mail Listen to what leaders are struggling with as I worked with this group of 60 leaders today. It's funny that the issues they are facing are the people issue. Listen to how the people issues at work can cause mental stress, tension and reduce psychological safety at work. Join me at the upcoming global workplace wellness summit as we bring tools and strategies for well-being at work w...

send mail Ever wondered if your employees like to work with and for you? Want to ask them if they do but worried about what they will say? Let me help you get over that quickly. So what? Not everyone will like you so get comfortable with that. Does the employee attitude look like they hate to work with and for you? Ask them is they do. If they do then ask about their exit plan. No one should be ex...

send mail We need to talk! Four words that conjure up stress, worry, sleepless nights and sometimes heartburn. Ever spent sleepless nights because you were anticipating a difficult conversation? Let me introduce you to the wellness conversation strategy that I use and hundreds of my clients, leaders, and coaches have used. Let's change up the conversations to wellness and see what happens. Li...

send mail Did you know that employees still take paper clips home from work every day? Don't worry! They take more than paperclips home too. You see, employees take all the hardships and misery they face at work home. Especially racialized employees who feel isolated. They create a safe place at home to share their common experiences. Yesterday, I spoke to an employee who told me that she wil...

send mail Ever wondered why someone was doing something to you at work? Maybe they're not. Have a listen Support the show

send mail Ever felt the emotions rising at work? Let's talk about what toxic emotions are and how to differentiate them from the emotional triggers Support the show

send mail Wondering why Joe and Sally has the same opportunities but not the same performance level? It maybe their prior programming. Learn how coaching can help www.coachvelocity.com Support the show

send mail Yes, we are in 2021 and there is still bullying at work. Here's how to advocate for yourself. Support the show

send mail Who would be a positive reference for you if you had to seek a new position or promotion? Let's get you on the road to securing your positive references in 2021. You don't have to force people to like you at work. You can take the right actions and put on the right mindset and people will respect you. Want to audit your interpersonal relationship? Take the audit at: www.interpe...

send mail Can't believe what's happening at work this year? It's 2021 and it's your time to make work less emotionally taxing. Hear the juicy details of what's happening at work and learn more about how to marry your emotions to an excellent professional outcome: https://interpersonalwellness.com/30-day-emotional-cleanse/ #interpersonalwellness #emotionalwellness #joyceodi...

send mail Work was a ride in 2020. Time to clean out the toxic Work emotions and get ready for positive work relationships in 2021. There is a lot of wondering where your colleagues spent the holidays going on at the office right now. Let's talk about emotional wellness. Join me here for the emotional wellness cleanse for professionals. Learn more here: https://learn.interpersonalwellness.com...

send mail Micro-inequities are consistent micro-actions intended to make one feel unwelcome, to discourage them and exclude them. If you are facing micro-inequities at work then you will want to listen to this webinar. How to take your power back if you are encountering microinequities at work. Learn more at https://interpersonalwellness.com/workshops-and-webinars/ Send me a message and let me kno...

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