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We Need to Dig Deep in 2025
Francine with her best friend Tux. Francine excels at digging deep. Meet Francine and her best friend Tux. Francine came to the farm a...
Jan 75 min read
Don't be a Jerk: Words to Live By in 2024
It all started with my cat. Yoda is one of those hairless cats and he is not very nice. Oh, he is nice to me. As I write, he is snuggled...
Jan 2, 20245 min read
Hey Barbie, Where are Your Mama and Grammy? The Erasure of Older Women.
If my Facebook and LinkedIn feeds are accurate barometers of women’s (and some men’s) leisure activities, we have pretty much all watched...
Aug 15, 20235 min read
Weaving Courage into Your Organizational Culture
You can learn how to weave courage into your organizational culture. These six challenges provide an excellent roadmap toward courage.
Jul 11, 20237 min read
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 27, 20237 min read
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 20, 20236 min read
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...
Jun 6, 20236 min read
Professor Trauma is Real
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)...
May 2, 20236 min read
Can Men Control their Sexual Impulses? Are Women who Flirt and Walk Away Sexual Harassers?
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 12, 20235 min read
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.
Apr 4, 20235 min read
How Should I Talk About My Pain?
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 21, 20234 min read
Victim Blaming. Six Stupid Things People Say.
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...
Mar 7, 20237 min read
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
Feb 7, 20234 min read
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.
Jan 31, 20234 min read
The Word of the Year for 2023 is. . .
The Word of the Year for 2023 is Let's do This Thing.
Dec 27, 20225 min read
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 20, 20222 min read
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....
Dec 6, 20224 min read
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