Intergenerational and Racial Trauma Earlier this week, I had a brief interaction with a friend in which I pointed out that intergenerational trauma and racial trauma are significant factors affecting the health and well-being of people in our community, especially children and young adults. I teach this in my overview of post-traumatic stress training, but…

I’m Not Normal, Thank God!

I’m Not Normal . . . Thank God! From the time I was a child, I knew I was not normal. I didn’t quite figure out a lot of the things that other kids seem to learn naturally. I always felt a bit out of step. From kindergarten through third grade I had a lot…

One-Third of Remote Workers Struggle, One-Third Have Difficulties. . .

One-Third Do OK, and All Managers Face Challenges How’s remote working going for you? If your business is like most, there are some bright spots and some question marks. As I’ve worked with clients over the past few weeks we’ve focused on some key things. How are you doing? How is your team doing? What…

10 Predictions about Journalism

Insights from KleinCamp — News Innovation Conference On Saturday, October 13, 2018, I had the opportunity to attend my fourth of 10 annual news innovation conferences at Temple University. Here are some notes from my favorite session this year. Ten thought leaders each shared a prediction on something they believe will be different about journalism…

Life Is Too Short to Drink Bad Wine

They say Work-Life Balance is hard. I used to really suck at it, but now I think I have it figured out. For me, anyway. This is my personal story of work-life balance. I hope you can learn from my struggle. Early in my career, I was very bad at work life balance. I would…

Coaching: Helping You on Your Path to Happiness

As a coach and someone who has benefited tremendously from coaching, I’d like to share my personal journey with you in the hopes that you will find it helpful for – if nothing else – knowing that you are not alone in your search for a fulfilling work and a joyful career. For the first…

Who Do You Trust? Why?

I’ve been thinking about trust a lot lately. Perhaps because I am seeing so many instances where trust is lacking, or certainly could be improved upon. And so it makes me ask these questions – “Who do you trust?” and “Why do you trust them?”. This is not going to a religious post, but I…

You Don’t Have to Feel Bad about Work

If you’re thinking: “Damn, I have work tomorrow, I hate my job, and I wish I had a better job,” then you are not alone. Gallup recently reported that less than 1 in 3 workers is involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and workplace. (See poll information here.) This hits many people…

But What If We’re Wrong?

One of the things we run into in business is that we analyze situations, make decisions and move along certain of what we know and confident that we are doing the right thing. Got it? We’re right . . . except when we are wrong. And that might be more often than we would like…