by Dorie | Jan 16, 2019 | Culture of Care, Mailbag, Power of the Peer
There are a lot of hurting people creating toxic, painful – and maybe even dangerous – environments. This is why we say: hurting people hurt people. Hurting people can create tragic, unexpected events, like a school or office shooting, suicide of a...
by Dorie | Nov 13, 2018 | Culture of Care, Mailbag, Power of the Peer
A support program (like peer support) is a cost-effective way to help hurting people hurt less – and feel better. And the research is in: better feeling people make for more productive, resilient and satisfied employees! In 2014, Harvard Business Review (HBR)...
by Dorie | Feb 2, 2018 | Culture of Care
In this this audio clip (2:54), I recap what makes an incident “critical” and the crisis state that follows a tragedy. I also make a case for responding to people in crisis with compassion and care. People who do not feel care from their organization...
by Dorie | Dec 13, 2017 | Culture of Care, Power of the Peer |
Since we believe in “practicing what we preach”, I have a group of “peers” that I rely on for love, care and support. Recently, a dear peer noticed I was frazzled and stressed. She asked what I was doing. Not really hearing her question, I responded by naming...