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Too Bad to Stay, Yet Too Good to Leave: Meaking Purposeful Career Pivots
with Meghan Reid Registered Psychologist, Co-Founder and Practice Lead of Canada Career Counselling Interviewing a psychologist I truly admire, Meghan Reid, was a conversation that I hope helps many of you who feel stuck. Meghan co-founded Canada Career Counselling...
Living Happy in a Messy World: Keys to Contentment
with Cy Wakeman global thought-leader and New York Times best-selling author I was delighted to welcome Cy Wakeman as a return guest to the podcast. Cy is among my favourite business authors, with No Ego being a book I have recommended countless times to my coaching...
Healthy to Destructive: Exploring Narcissism
with Dr. Nina W. Brown Professor, Author: Working with the Self-Absorbed In my quest to help myself and others better understand how to navigate narcissism at work and in life, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Nina Brown, distinguished researcher on narcissism and...
Navigating Narcissism in Life and Work
with Wendy T. Behary Author, Disarming the Narcissist Wendy Behary has spent the past 20+ years working as a therapist with narcissists, and is a sought after writer and trainer on this topic. I have personally experienced narcissists in various roles in my life,...
Being Yourself at Work to Create Better Work-Life Wellness
with DDS Dobson-Smith (They & He) In a quest to further explore inclusion and belonging, I had the opportunity to speak with DDS Dobson-Smith, who recently published You Can Be Yourself Here: Your Pocket Guide to Creating Inclusive Workplaces by Using the...
You Can Be Yourself Here: Creating Inclusive Workplaces Through the Psychology of Belonging
with DDS Dobson-Smith (They & He) Last month the podcast and blog focused on the evolution from inclusion to belonging with Lorne Rubis, co-founder of Belongify. I was inspired to continue diving deeper into this topic area, as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is...
The Culture of Belonging
Lorne Rubis, co-founder of Belongify and April’s podcast guest, has much to say on the subject of belonging and culture. In the last blog post I explored some of his work and ideas around belonging. Now, as I continue learning about his current work around the...
Belongify and the Evolution from Inclusion to Belonging
Anyone who has worked in a toxic workplace culture can relate to how draining and frustrating it feels. When we don’t feel we belong or “fit” in a team or culture, it drains our energy and reduces our ability to contribute. I first met Lorne Rubis almost a decade ago...
Innovating From A Distance: Do we need to be together to create?
This topic was inspired by the argument that many business leaders have used as to why people need to be brought back to the office. Namely, that people are better able to be creative and innovate when they are together versus working remotely. As I thought about the...
Stop Sitting, Start Moving for Better Work-Life Wellness
I am energized to bring you this important topic at the heart of work-life wellness – the perils of sitting and how it’s compromising our health. Whether we’re working or relaxing, many of us find ourselves sitting much of the day, and my two episodes with Dr. Stefan...
Calling All Men to Action: Let’s End Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking!
I may have already lost many readers with this title. “Ostriching” is the term I use for the reflex to avoid wanting to know more about something that you see as dark, depressing, and not impacting your own life. I would challenge you, however, to read on and listen...
Your Career Health Check for 2022
As every year draws to a close, and a new one begins, many of us take time to reflect on our lives. One important aspect of our fulfillment or dissatisfaction is our careers. When I first chose to specialize in career psychology back in 1998, I felt that it was an...