Can’t Get Your Employees Back to the Office? Here’s Why
Recently, Delta CEO Ed Bastian talked to BusinessInsider about the real reason there is tension around the return to office (RTO). So simple. So ignored. Your employees’ work and life patterns have...
View ArticleLeaders: Control or Connect?
Recently, I learned (another) leadership lesson from my parenting journey: Are you trying to control or connect? My defiant son is learning to navigate who he is in the world, apart from Mom and Dad...
View ArticleWhy Taylor Swift is the Savviest Marketer We Know
The dog days of summer have never been felt more acutely on our planet than the past few months. Record scorching temps, wildfires. And I’m hearing data that many companies are still not actively...
View ArticleThe Stories We Tell Ourselves
If you love heady, insightful books that look at how we look at things, you will want to pick up Citizens : Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us by Jon Alexander and Ariane Conrad. Here’s the...
View ArticleTried and Tested Ways To Motivate Your Employees
Enjoy today’s Guest Post about fabulous yet often overlooked ways to motivate your people from the team at Scalefluence! All of us are aware of the fact that an organization can only be as good as its...
View ArticleThe Most Painful And Poignant Empathy Teacher
There is much talk about social-emotional learning in schools all over the world today. And I am here for it. In addition to helping kids from a young age regulate their emotions, negotiate conflict,...
View ArticleBelonging is Great. Tribalism? Not So Much
We as humans crave connection and belonging so much, it can feel safe but might have a dark side too. The post Belonging is Great. Tribalism? Not So Much appeared first on Red Slice | Speaker, Author,...
View ArticleGratitude Leads to Empathy
The reports are in. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are hearing more and and more about how having an attitude of gratitude enhances our lives – and our performance. This is not some simple...
View ArticleAre You Outsourcing Empathy in Your Organization?
My 9-year-old son recently left a note on his dirty breakfast dishes: Can u pls take care of this ☹️Thanks The fact you must know is that he placed the dishes on the counter right above the dishwasher....
View ArticleSo, This happened This Year…Best of 2023
As we careen into the holidays and end-of-the-year hoopla, I wanted to share some reflections with you on the year that was 2023 here at Red Slice and offer some best-of hits for your enjoyment. This...
View ArticleHow Either/Or Thinking is Killing Us
Leaders, listen up: Have you ever heard the improv maxim, “Yes, and….?” In my work researching, writing, and speaking to audiences about the power of empathy, a magnet has pulled me to one notion that...
View ArticleYou Are a Hot Mess AND a Masterpiece
“You can be a hot mess and a masterpiece at the same time.” Hannah Corbin, Peloton. A few months ago, Hannah Corbin uttered these words on a Peloton ride, and they stopped me in my tracks....
View ArticleHow Marty Maraschino Taught Me Resilience
Resilience might be eligible for word of the year. You hear it everywhere you go. We talked a lot about resilience during the Pandemic. How do we bounce back and adapt? One definition of resilience is:...
View ArticleCan you Forgive a Brand for Lack of Empathy?
Years ago, I wrote a few posts about horrific customer experiences, especially one with a certain hot Internet retail brand. As I put on the one item I bought from them today, I reflected on whether I...
View ArticleSeeking Emotional Intelligence? Embrace Stoicism
This article stopped me in my tracks. It’s an article from Jeff Haden, a contributing editor for Inc. It so perfectly and succinctly lays out the entire premise of my forthcoming book, The Empathy...
View Article3 Ways You Can Make Empathy a Habit
As science has proven to us, empathy is innate to human beings. It’s just that sometimes, barring specific psychological disorders, that muscle atrophies. Whether it’s because of how you were raised,...
View ArticleHow Does Self-Awareness Lead to Empathy?
The book is coming! September 10 is the day that The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries hits shelves to help leaders dedicated to...
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