Why Are You Disturbable?
Why Are You Disturbable? Over the weekend I called my mentor to vent about someone who was frustrating me. I expected advice about the situation. Instead she gave me a question that stopped me cold. “The question isn’t why you are disturbed. The question is why you are disturbable.” Leaders spend a lot of time analyzing what went wrong. Why the target was missed. Why the message landed poorly. Why the team reacted the way they did. But often the deeper question is about our expectations. We had a picture in our head of how things were supposed to go and reality showed up differently. My mentor has another line about this that I love. Expectations are just resentments in the making. In this...
PAST ISSUES
No, I Will Not “Give You A Call”
I have a new workplace pet peeve. It’s when people send me a note asking me to give them a call. Call me petty, but hear me out. That is a way of...
CEO Patience: How to Get Your Point Across to Busy Leaders
If you've ever worked closely with a CEO, you might have heard of something called "CEO patience." It's that incredibly short fuse many CEOs have...
Change Management is Changing
Change management continues to perplex leaders despite years and years of frameworks and models being thrown at it. It’s time for an upgrade. ...
Introducing MEI – The Clapback to DEI
In the latest corporate showdown, a new hiring philosophy known as MEI—Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence—is taking center stage. Backed by...
Employees Need to Start Taking Accountability for Layoffs
Wait – before you experience too much rage, keep reading. Accountability, the way Culture Partners defines it, is a personal choice to focus on...
SHRM got rid of the E in DEI and HR is losing their minds
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, CEO of SHRM, just dropped a bombshell: SHRM is removing 'Equity' from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)....
Gen Z’s Failure To Thrive is Our Fault
There’s a growing number of Gen Zers who are deciding that traditional paths to adulthood aren’t for them. Instead of pursuing higher education or...
Remote Work Has Become a Scapegoat for Poor Financial Performance
Blaming remote work for financial woes is the corporate equivalent of saying, “The dog ate my homework.” It’s a tired excuse that sidesteps the real...
Have You Ever Heard of the “Coordination Tax”?
It's a buzzword that's been popping up more and more, especially for those of us navigating the hybrid work maze. Originally used to describe the...
Your Organizational Success Can Learn From Tough Love
Sometimes tough love is what you need to break free from mediocrity. Just ask Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, who got a face-full of it...
Subscribe to This Week in Culture
Get weekly Insights From Dr. Jessica!
Podcast New Episode Notifications
Get notified when new episodes of Dr. Jessica’s podcast are released!
By subscribing here, you’re opting in to receive notifications of all future Culture Leaders podcasts.