Great Teams on Purpose
5 Things NOT To Do During 2020 Holidays
Given how high emotions are running, 2020 will be a great year to figure out how to stay close and connected during the holidays, even when you can’t do things the way you want. If you want to have a more peaceful and connected and less disappointing holiday season, here are five important things you can choose NOT to do this year. read the full post
7 Ways to Support Caregivers at Work
How do you help caregivers at work, even when you know very little about their life beyond the office? read the full post
Stop making excuses for people (less than 100 words)
We make excuses for colleagues and family members more often than we realize. Disqualifying someone because they might get defensive or... read the full post
When emotions of family members are overwhelming
Three little words that can make all the difference if you are overwhelmed by emotions of family members. read the full post
How not to be overwhelmed by your thoughts and feelings
Caregivers and parents: feeling overwhelmed by all the emotions of sheltering in place with your family? read the full post
Deflate Overwhelm Part 2 (video)
Caregivers and parents feeling overwhelmed by living under stay-at-home orders: get some relief from the overload! read the full post
Deflate Overwhelm Video Part 1
I use some of my favorite building block toys to illustrate how to reduce the overwhelm you're feeling read the full post
Be your own oxygen mask series (for caregivers and parents)
Responsibilities for a lot of caregivers have increased in recent weeks. Some of us are people who care for older adults but many of us are parents whose kids are suddenly home around the clock. I see you! I'm going through it too. read the full post
The primitive brain and a podcast
That stress you're feeling? It's coming from the powerful primitive functions of your brain. But you don't have to get stuck there. Jason Lewis and Kay Coughlin recorded a special podcast episode to help you. read the full post
Need to quickly implement flexible working options?
One of the most common tensions between generations is handling flexible work schedules. It’s not surprising, really. Our older generations have worked in largely traditional, non-flexible work settings for much of our careers. The very idea that we could request, recommend or (gasp!) actually use flexible scheduling options? Either these choices were non-existent, or we believed they were only for people who were having personal problems. read the full post
J. Kay Coughlin, CEO & Chief Facilitator
After completing work with Facilitator on Fire, on our own we’ve been able to address and create solutions to strategy and organizational problems we had previously been unable to resolve.
Our Facilitator on Fire Team Workshop was different from a typical corporate retreat. It was more fun, more laid back, eaiser to be honest.