Hey Barbie, Where are Your Mama and Grammy? The Erasure of Older Women.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)If my Facebook and LinkedIn feeds are accurate barometers of women’s (and some men’s) leisure activities, we have pretty much all watched...
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- Jul 11
- 7 min
Weaving Courage into Your Organizational Culture
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)You can learn how to weave courage into your organizational culture. These six challenges provide an excellent roadmap toward courage.
- Jun 27
- 7 min
Defeating the Boogeyman: Six Strategies Leaders Use to Create a Culture of Courage.
Part three of a four part series on fear and courage in organizations. Last week I promised that, as much as I love Stephen King as an...
- Jun 20
- 6 min
Crafting the Boogeyman: Six Strategies Leaders use to Create a Culture of Fear.
Part 2 of a four part series on fear and courage in organizations Yesterday I went to see the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie...
- Jun 6
- 6 min
Is there a Monster Under the Bed? Organizational Culture and the Ethic of Fear.
“Hello customers/clients/employees/constituents, this is organization X and I want you to know that we value Fear. Yep, we do everything...
- May 2
- 6 min
Professor Trauma is Real
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)Last night I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I did not have time to read Francie Smith’s (who graduated at least 10 years ago)...
- Apr 12
- 5 min
Can Men Control their Sexual Impulses? Are Women who Flirt and Walk Away Sexual Harassers?
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)Dear Dr. D.,What do you call it when a young woman flirts and teases a young man, getting him all aroused, then laughs and runs away,...
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
- Mar 21
- 4 min
How Should I Talk About My Pain?
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)I have been in a lot of pain lately. Not the existential kind. The physical kind. It has been going on for close to five months and I am...
- Mar 7
- 7 min
Victim Blaming. Six Stupid Things People Say.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)One of the most ridiculous, mean spirited things that we do as a society is blame victims for being victimized. Victim blaming is a well...
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Where do these Wicked Workplace Problems Come From?
How do we recognize wicked problems, like sexual harassment? This blog provides advice about how problems become embedded in an organization
- Jan 31
- 4 min
Damned if You Do. Damned if You Don't. The Paradox of Femininity
The paradox of femininity makes it impossible for women to be judged as good, or even as good enough.
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
The Word of the Year for 2023 is. . .
The Word of the Year for 2023 is Let's do This Thing.
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Find Your Joy? Tis the Season to Be Jolly? That is a Lot of Pressure!
Has anyone else noticed the gathering pressure to find #joy? There are books, and articles, and speeches, and blogs, all suggesting that...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
My Student is in the Bathroom Having a Panic Attack! Teaching in the Age of Anxiety
It is the end of the semester and teachers all over the world are facing an emerging problem that is threatening our ability to educate....
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