Aug 12, 2021Building Psychological Safety through Character Strength StoriesFirst coined in the 90s by professor William Kahn, psychological safety is described as the “condition in which you feel (1) included, (2) safe to learn, (3) safe to contribute, and (4) safe to challenge the status quo- all without fear of being embarrassed, marginalized or punished in some way.” …Belonging6 min read
Jun 10, 2021Using Storytelling to Build Human-Centred Organizations — A Case on Toronto PearsonIf you had travelled through Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, Canada’s busiest airport, in the last couple of years, you may not know that its passenger satisfaction scores were hopelessly low just years before. Pearson was among the bottom 10% of any large airports in North America and among those with…Storytelling6 min read
Published in OurVoice·Jun 7, 2021Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 3: Practice Mindful AcceptanceMindfulness has been found to be one of the key elements to cultivating self-compassion¹. Over the last three decades, mindfulness has become mainstream in Western culture, been widely adopted in numerous therapeutic modalities, and supported by scientific evidence². Some people think that they are “not good at” mindfulness because they…Self Compassion6 min read
Published in OurVoice·May 23, 2021Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 2: Befriend YourselfImagine the last time you screwed up something and you felt ashamed of yourself. Did you move on to fixing the situation, or accepting it shortly, or did the incident trigger a bout of self-loathing and deep regret? Do you sometimes compare yourself to others and wish you had their…Self Doubt5 min read
Published in OurVoice·Apr 17, 2021Three Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion | Part 1: Shift Your ParadigmIn my last article, What We’ve Got Wrong About Self-Compassion, I wrote about how self-compassion can help us survive and thrive during difficult times and how our misunderstanding of self-compassion often prevents us from practicing it. How do we cultivate self-compassion? It is more than going to the spa or…Self Compassion5 min read
Published in OurVoice·Mar 7, 2021What We’ve Got Wrong About Self-CompassionKintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum¹. Rather than disguising an object’s brokenness and the repair process, kintsugi embraces the beauty of its imperfection by highlighting its fault lines with beautiful veins of gold, as seen in the photo above. …Self Compassion5 min read
Published in OurVoice·Feb 14, 2021When the Pursuit of Purpose is OverratedCeline is one of my best friends from college and probably one of the happiest, most contented people I know. She finds tremendous joy in spending time with her husband, cooking tasty meals for her loved ones, maintaining her exercise routine, and is perfectly happy with staying where she is…Meaningful Life5 min read
Published in OurVoice·Nov 29, 2020How to Make Confident Life Decisions by Aligning With Your PurposeYour best friend is going to grad school, and you feel that you should too, but you don’t know what to study. You don’t feel fulfilled in your job, but don’t know where to go next for a change. You’ve considered taking a few years off to stay home with…Life Purpose8 min read
Published in Career Relaunch·Oct 19, 2020How to Focus When You Have Too Many Career AspirationsCareer reinvention can be hard if you are a curious person with many interests. It can be worse if you have a diverse background and can likely excel in quite a few of the paths that interest you as long as you put in the hard work, deliberate practice and…Careers8 min read
Published in Career Relaunch·May 6, 20183 Ways to Use Mind Mapping to Design Your Career & Get UnstuckMind mapping is an effective way to facilitate ideation, note taking and project planning. It generally starts with a simple idea or topic in the centre and the user would put ideas related, or inspired by the central idea around it, and connect all the ideas with lines. …Career Advice7 min read