When Emotions Explode - Part 2
Last week, we dove into what emotions are and the importance of feeling feelings all the way through in Part 1 of When Emotions Explode....
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Irene Salter, PhD -- Encouraging the light within rising leaders to shine brighter
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When Emotions Explode - Part 1
My husband, Jason, and I have had the same fight for 18 years. Who’s doing more dishes? I know. Dishes. Not a big deal and such a big...
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The Hardest Part of a Hard Conversation
I was working with James (not his real name) last week who is the executive director and founder of a thriving nonprofit. The good news...
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Feedback zingers and what to do about them
Feedback zingers. You know the ones. Those sarcastic one liners that feel like a hunting knife straight to the heart. Or sometimes it...
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Vulnerability in the Workplace
Let’s begin this blog post on vulnerability with the three most embarrassing moments of my life: When I was twelve, I had a massive crush...
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Unleash The Power of Collective Wisdom with a Team Resume
We just had the inaugural meeting of the Collective Wisdom Mastermind group. OMG. I am just blown away by this incredible group of...
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Smoothing out the stop-go, fast-slow pace of life
Have you ever felt paralyzed with fear… then motivated, passionate, and on fire… and then been forced to slow down? Freeze. Go fast. Go...
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How can we change the feedback experience? Shift Positive
My purpose is to encourage the light within leaders to shine brighter. Yet, for so many of us, the feedback and evaluation process does...
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On becoming an integrated leader
“What might integrated leadership look like for me?” That’s what one of the people who joined our women’s leadership retreat recently...
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What Leaders Need Right Now
Since October, I’ve been engaged in a mini-research project trying to understand the needs of the leaders I serve. I had a hunch that...
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Change is scary. Try a transition journey instead.
Today the last day of school where I can still call myself a staff member at Chrysalis Charter School. This school has meant so much to...
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Asian Heritage, Privilege and Bias
There’s a racial reckoning in America right now. I’m the daughter of Chinese immigrants. There have been 3,795 reported hate crimes...
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Recovering from the School Year from Hell with Three Forms of Synergy
As educators nationwide limp towards the finish line of the most disruptive school year in living memory, educational leaders face a...
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Encourage the Light
In the poem she wrote for the inauguration, Amanda Gorman begins: “When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this...
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Inquiring Minds Book Club
So... I'm starting a book club. If you are a curious, daring adventurer looking for a warm, safe tavern on a long, drizzly, lonely road,...
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Indivisible -- How to heal the political divide one relationship at a time
A new report in Science magazine shares the science behind the political divisiveness. What follows is a step by step guide for how to...
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