by admin | Feb 8, 2018 | Emotional Intelligence, Experience, Leadership, Mindfulness, Reflection, Values
Imagine waking in the middle of the night to a fire in your home, smoke flooding through the entire house. One night this past September, that happened to our family. Thankfully, the four members of our family who were home at the time, along with our three pets, were...
by admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Culture, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Experience, Inclusion, Leadership, Mindfulness, Race
Understanding the Impact of Colorblindness in Society: Why ‘I Don’t See Color’ Matters Whenever I hear someone say, “I don’t see color”, I cringe. I take a deep breath and begin to unpack, understand, and hopefully inform the person...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Culture, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Experience, Inclusion, Leadership
How a Powerful Staff Retreat to the Holocaust and African American History Museums Transformed Our Team’s Perspective I’ve been on many retreats in my career; however, this past staff retreat was unique and impactful. In September, the Art with a Heart team...
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Experience, Leadership, Mindfulness
The Power of Milestones: Celebrating Life’s Markedly Important Events and Our Never-Ending Evolving Stories In my workplace, we are nearing the end of the fiscal year. Each of us is required to write one or more self-assessments and, for those of us who manage, we...
by admin | May 26, 2017 | Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Experience, Leadership, Millennial, Reflection
A few months ago, I attended a career development workshop; it was a panel session featuring professionals from diverse fields, each sharing advice from their working experience so far. One particular panelist made the following claim: the best way to achieve career...
