This year, I celebrate three major career milestones: 35 years as a practicing psychotherapist, 25 years in private practice, and 20 years providing executive coaching services! To mark these achievements, I thought I would share a little about my journey.
From psychotherapy to executive coaching
I entered executive coaching after approximately 15 years as a practicing psychotherapist. As a Critical Incident Stress De-briefer and in my private practice, I found myself increasingly in contact with individuals in leadership roles who wanted to talk about mindset, conflict resolution, and manag…
Quiet quitting is a relatively new term in the workplace. It occurs when an employee who has lost all interest and motivation in their work, decides to not actually quit, but stay in the job and do the absolute minimum, while still receiving a pay cheque. This has become a real problem for employers because, with many people now working from home in the wake of COVID, quiet quitting is easier to get away with. This lack of employee engagement is detrimental to healthy team dynamics and productivity, damages morale, and impacts the bottom line. So, why do employees quietly quit, and what can …
ReadmoreHave you ever been in a work situation where you wanted to speak up but held back? Perhaps you were in a meeting where you kept your great idea to yourself. Perhaps it was when your boss announced a decision you felt would be a mistake. Perhaps you discovered an unsafe or unethical practice frequently performed by colleagues with more years on the job than you. Most of us have experienced these types of situations, and the reason for our silence is fear.
Why Psychological Safety is Important
In her TEDx Talk, Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Business School professor, and author discus…
Most of us have some degree of prejudice or negative notions about individuals or groups we consider a certain “type”. It’s not something we like to admit, but it is an aspect of being human. We are wired to mistrust or even fear what we don’t know or understand. Yet, being the subject of a stereotype or discriminated against can be very harmful to the impacted individual and society as a whole. So, it’s up to each of us to make an effort to get better informed of the facts.
What if there were a way to make the world a kinder, better place just by listening? What if we could have a sit-do…
ReadmoreManon Dulude Ph.D., RP, PCC, BCC
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