Empathy is a skill, not a superpower.Empathy is at the core of our teaching as educators, but far too often we hear it referred to as a superpower.This is yet…
Why is rest non-negotiable? A quick story from Kristen on why rest is non-negotiable Y’all, I was fine. No matter what anyone told you, no matter what my body told…
Can you use vacation to prevent burnout? I may have some bad news for you. Preventing burnout is never as easy as simply taking a vacation. Part of the big problem we…
Today we have a special guest blogger, our third team member Eleanor. She is sharing her own personal story about how sleep doesn't come easily for everyone. My relationship with…
"You can't treat mentoring as working with a younger version of you."I said this last week in response to an excellent question from Erica Wexler MSOD, Change Facilitator about --…
When it comes to understanding burnout, we find from our work that most people don’t. It’s a business buzzword to be sure. The internet is littered with articles on how…
Kristen is hopping on the blog today to share why we need to criticize ideas not people. This tweet makes me grumpy. I saw it during my daily Instagram scroll…
Do you ever scroll through social media and see something that makes you angry? For today's blog I'm hear to share an example of why curiosity is a necessary leadership…
If we had a nickel for the number of times people have recommended better boundaries as a “cure” for burnout, we could retire (seriously). Boundaries are a huge part of…
Accommodation and an NHL arena We're in the heat of the NHL's Conference Finals. I thought I'd share a lesson in accommodation I learned from my beloved Pittsburgh Penguins this…