There’s a rich irony in giving employees a tool for managing stress while at the same time, being the source of the stress. The message sent to workers is: “We acknowledge your distress, and here’s a digital band-aid, now get back to the coal mine.”
Read MoreThe missing edge in your organization isn’t a tool or process. It’s not the latest AI integration. it’s the human mind, fully awake and aware.
Read MoreCorporate wellness has come a long way. We’ve seen the rise of mindfulness apps, gym stipends, flexible schedules, and even nap pods. Yet, for all the progress, something vital is still missing. Most wellness programs fail because they don’t touch the source of what keeps employees up at night. And more often than not, that source is financial stress tied to life transitions.
Read MoreTechnology cannot replace what makes work meaningful. It can’t validate someone’s worth, resolve conflict, or create psychological safety. If companies treat AI adoption as a purely operational change, they risk dismantling trust and leaving people behind. But if they treat it as a cultural transformation, guided with empathy and foresight, AI can free leaders to be more present, more creative, and more human.
Read MoreYou can’t put wellness initiatives in and expect a shift without a deeper exploration of the culture’s psychological safety and structured mental health support. A culture needs to prioritize mental well-being and provide safety so that employees feel safe to voice concerns.
Read MoreWorkplace stress can’t be solved with mental health days alone. Discover why psychological safety is the missing key to true employee wellbeing.
Read MoreThis tension forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth: organizations are not machines, and people cannot be managed like software code. The impulse to use AI purely for optimization misunderstands the very nature of work. A company is not a collection of inputs and outputs. It is a living ecosystem of human beings, each with emotions, needs, and capacities that extend far beyond what a data model can capture.
Read MoreThe Value Wars remind us that cheap is easy, but meaningful is rare. And in a marketplace saturated with messages, people gravitate toward meaning. Whether you’re a customer or an employee, what you’re truly asking isn’t “what’s the cheapest option?” It’s “who sees me, who values me, and who deserves my loyalty?”
Read MoreRecruiting today is less about finding talent and more about being found by the right talent. The competition isn’t just over skill sets, it’s over alignment. And alignment happens when your employer brand, candidate experience, and workplace reality are in sync.
Read MoreIt’s in the day to day interactions that make the changes. That looks like creating environments where people can feel safe to have the conversations they were afraid of having. Creating feedback loops where they receive live coaching instead of theoretical tips. And mostly, the reinforcement of healthy organizational habits as a cultural norm.
Read MoreIf the people holding the workplace together are falling apart, what does that say about the workplace?
Read MoreThe real danger with employee engagement surveys is that it can create a false confidence. They can miss critical context, can be skewed, and they often don’t tell the story. High engagement scores can mask burnout, toxic behavior, disengagement in underrepresented groups, and resistance to change.
Read MoreI work with companies to change so that the human in the role still does what AI can’t. To notice what isn’t obvious. To listen to a customer say, “it’s okay,” but when their voice cracks, the customer gets some real attention that the AI could never give. This is the real, human work. And it’s irreplaceable.”
Read MoreShe had given her job the best of her attention, energy, and time. She was always reliable. She was able to navigate complex issues. She steered clear of office politics. She was likeable.
But at what cost?
Read MoreWith 81% of companies shifting to skills-based hiring, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and problem-solving are no longer “nice-to-haves.” They’re the new core competencies—and your business depends on them.
Read MoreI’ve worked with hundreds of professionals, and I’ll tell you what’s worse than burnout:
Not feeling anything at all. Because when numbness sets in, people don’t just stop engaging—they stop believing.
Carla had lost her mother six months prior, but the world had moved on. The bereavement days in her company benefit package were long gone. The celebration of life gatherings ended. The sympathy cards and flower deliveries had stopped. The casseroles stopped arriving. But the grief? It hadn’t clocked out. It had simply gone underground.
Read MoreWe live in an era where stress is normalized, and productivity is often weaponized. The old “leave it at the door” mentality is not only unrealistic—it’s harmful. People bring their whole selves to work whether we acknowledge it or not. The smart leaders are the ones who honor that truth.
Read MoreAs CEO of a mid-sized wellness company with a growing national footprint, Jose was the visionary behind a mission-driven brand that had exploded during (and despite) the pandemic. Her company provided digital therapeutic services that blended neuroscience with ancient healing practices—exactly the kind of work that attracted passionate, purpose-driven talent.
But…. She couldn’t keep them.
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