November 12th, 2021 by Kelly Kienzle
We all feel the burnout. We all sense our energy dropping. The bars of our gas gauge are dwindling faster than a cell phone in the desert. We are surrounded by negativity and struggle, such as political finger-pointing and systemic inequity. While these struggles are very…
April 21st, 2020 by Kelly Kienzle
The Letting Go I have been rushing down a twisting river and the scenery has been changing daily and sometimes hourly. As the pandemic gained strength, I tried to understand how it would affect me. I tried to mentally grasp its size. I tried to see what benefits it…
November 11th, 2014 by Kelly Kienzle
“It is not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It is the manager’s job to make it safe to take them.” Ed Catmull used this maxim to guide Pixar, Inc. through its birth and emergence as one of the most creative and innovative companies of its…
August 7th, 2014 by Kelly Kienzle
Summer offers so many choices. We can choose to go outside or work from home; choose to wear sandals or flip-flops; or choose to stay out later or not. But is it only the season that gives us more choice? Why aren’t we at choice more…
March 29th, 2013 by Kelly Kienzle
Our frustration at work usually comes as a result of feeling we have no options. We hear ourselves and our colleagues say: “This is the only result that will please the client.” “We don’t have the resources to do anything else.” “We simply don’t have any…
March 30th, 2012 by Kelly Kienzle
Every person on a team or in an organization needs to be a leader. Yes, an individual leader needs to be identified to organize a team and assign responsibilities, yet each person also needs to embody a few key skills of leadership as well. One of…
February 29th, 2012 by Kelly Kienzle
If I asked you to choose between attending a 5-hour training session in a windowless room with a soggy sandwich for lunch, or… holding a meaningful dialogue with members of your team on a highly specific and profoundly important topic, which would you choose? If you…
December 30th, 2011 by Kelly Kienzle
I read a story this morning about a woman who was killed in an elevator accident. She was going to work as she always did, likely feeling safe and unthreatened. Yet, her life took a sudden and dreadful turn. How could she have known? What were…
September 26th, 2011 by Kelly Kienzle
What is the difference between harmonious passion and obsessive passion for our work?
