This Simple Radical Act Can Revolutionize Your Work — After the unrelenting grief, pain, tension, stress, and divisiveness of the ongoing pandemic, we all certainly need a moment when we can begin to catch our breath, reflect a bit on what matters, and find our bearings again. To begin our slow process of healing, it can be helpful to…

How to Stay Focused on What Matters Amid Uncertainty — Starting a new year is often a time filled with goal-setting and resolutions. For me, that has often meant reflecting on the past year and looking toward the future with ambitious plans (“this is the year I’m finally going to [fill in the blank]”). And since 2020 was such a…

Providing more structure can make all the difference — As both an educator and an illustrator, I am constantly exploring creative ways to use design to support the learning process. One go-to design feature for me has always been the visual organizer. You’ll find these popping up in almost everything I design that has a distinct learning goal, from…

Connecting with Nature Can Help Reduce Our Daily Stress — There is no doubt that the past six months has been a jarring roller coaster of emotions, with everything from the pandemic and having kids in online school at home to the constant barrage of racial injustices and the highly divisive political season leading up to another election. The long…

If the current pandemic crisis is indeed a unique and unprecedented opportunity for organizations to re-imagine themselves and how they work, then I cannot think of a better time to seriously consider adopting a collaborative and shared approach to leadership. Not only do collaborative forms of leadership align more strongly…

Learning to listen to our hearts and lead from a place of care & well-being — Embracing a more human approach to leadership asks us to elevate care, relationship building, and collective well-being as integral elements to our organization’s values and culture. It is about putting all human beings (not just customers or clients) at the center of our organizational thinking. For those in leadership positions…

Since the beginning of this pandemic crisis and throughout the ongoing protests demanding racial justice, we have seen evidence of a wide range of leadership qualities on the public stage — watching national political leaders on TV and through social media, seeing governors and mayors respond to these crises in…

Written by Mike Murawski As protesters have gathered in the streets of more than 2,000 cities and towns across the United States to stand against police brutality, white supremacy, systemic racism, and the violent oppression of Black communities, museums across the country have decided to post images of artworks by…

Many people have written about & reflected on the importance of tapping into our own creativity during these unprecedented times. Over the past month, I’m particularly proud to have been able to dedicate more time to my creative side — a side of myself that I’ve sometimes hidden behind my…