When Do You Choose to Rebel or Comply?

By Johanna October 8, 2020 , challenge, choices, courage, emotional resilience, managing problem

When Do You Choose to Rebel or Comply? Since I live in the US, I've been thinking a lot about the state of our society and when we choose to…

Want to Choose Again? Reflect to Create New Options

By Johanna August 30, 2020 , adaptability, choices, constraints, experiment, feedback, problem solving

I often find I want to create more choices in my life. I want to avoid just a binary choice: "this" or "that." I use personal reflections, a personal retrospective,…

Three Possibilities to Imagine Our Future

By Johanna July 30, 2020 , adaptability, choices, constraints, experiment, see reality

I'm still in chaos about where we are as a society and where we're going. Some of my friends are learning to live on a lower salary. Some of my…

Three Secrets to Exercise Your Resilience

By Johanna June 30, 2020 , adaptable, choices, courage, emotional resilience, experiment, rule of three, see reality

Three Secrets to Exercise Your Resilience Do you feel as if you can't predict anything from one day to the next---except that we'll still be in the pandemic for a…

Three Tips to Help Us Now & in the Future

By Johanna June 3, 2020 , challenge, change, choices, emotional resilience

I'm writing this newsletter in the time of COVID-19 and the protests about George Floyd's murder. I feel as if we are in much more chaos, even as we understand…

Three Secrets for Making “The Game” Possible

By Johanna April 30, 2020 , adaptable, experiment, feedback, growth mindset, problem solving

As I write this newsletter, we still have plenty of uncertainty about everything. One of my colleagues told me she had trouble getting her head "back in the game." She…

When Is the Right Time to Solve This Problem?

By Johanna March 31, 2020 , choices, life, managing problem, problem solving

As I write this newsletter, we're in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. It's a crisis because we can't maintain the old ways of living and working---unless we're willing to…

Are You Responsible To or For?

By Johanna February 1, 2020 , choices, congruence, responsibility

In my consulting work, I work with a variety of leaders in organizations. Some have title-based responsibilities, such as VP, Director, Manager. Some have position-based responsibilities, such as Product Owner,…

CAL Tip #15: Define Your Purpose, Your Why

By Johanna December 29, 2019

CAL Tip #15: Define Your Purpose, Your Why As I've written these tips, I've offered possible ways to see your actions and maybe even your life. That's because adaptability is…

CAL Tip #14: Bring Your Sense of Humor Out of the Basement

By Johanna October 27, 2019 , adaptable, choices, emotional resilience, optimism, sense of humor

When I was a kid, my entire family was confused by a guy in the neighborhood. He never seemed happy. He always seemed to have a big sigh or some…