Last week I wrote about compassionate leadership. I want to give more definition to this concept by specifying what I mean by compassion. I do not mean “abject kindness” (McClimans, 2019, p. 87) – a term used by one of the brilliant teachers I interviewed in my dissertation study. When I speak about compassionate leadership, […]
One of the keys to remaining an effective leader as you rise on the corporate ladder is retaining your ability to empathize. People need to feel seen and heard in order to be happy – this is just as true in the workplace as it is in the home
The “how” of things is important in the ways that matter most, how we love, how we teach, how we educate our children. The results of those practices may be difficult to quantify but they can be verified. Are we cultivating creativity in those practices? Or are we mindlessly repeating the same patterns and messages […]
The joy of sharing is one of my earliest memories. I must have been three, maybe four. We were eating a meal from a fast-food restaurant and I got french fries. A rare treat in our family. I offered my Dad a fry and it really made him happy. I remember thinking it was worth […]
Is nonconformity, or “staying weird” a prerequisite for creativity*? Does breaking away from tradition constitute a creative act? If so, are there other forms of creativity that lean into tradition rather than opposing it? Each individual negotiates between conflicting norms and beliefs they deal with as members of a variety of communities. These communities can […]