WorkLife
Work is where we most often bump into cultural norms and conditioning and challenges, so in this section, you’ll find stories, advice, and opinions from many different kinds of professionals. From power dynamics to implicit assumptions and biases to just plain old uncomfortable situations, this section can help you navigate through complexities to ensure that you’re getting what you want professionally.

Leadership Programs That Are Destined to Trainwreck
I love Millennials. I’ll admit it. Even though I’m a GenX’er at heart, I admire the chutzpah that Millennials have to call out the establishment (which GenX does too) but I really admire the belief that they have that by calling it out, change will happen (about...

The Passion Accomplished Podcast
I had the pleasure of joining Alberto Sardinas for his Passion Accomplished podcast several months back, and as I reflect on it, I enjoyed it because, well, there’s so much understanding about cultures, cultural conditioning, and the pressures of the US culture...

Practicing Inclusive Leadership, Not Just Talking About It
It’s easy to talk about inclusive leadership and being fair to everyone, but it’s difficult to practice it. After all, we’re all humans and our cultural conditioning, implicit assumptions, and biases get in the way. That’s why when I had the wonderful experience of...

I Have Definitely Been Psychopathed
When I was living in Argentina, I was in a work situation that can only be described as toxic and retaliatory. I was naive, new, and falling into every trap and every manipulative game that was being played. It was painful, I felt like a failure, and I couldn’t...

The Inevitable Interview Non-Question
As someone who has become incredibly aware of cultural conditioning and writes about it all the time, I am always fascinated at how implicit assumptions and biases seep out even when someone is trying to contain them. That is what inspired the article on Forbes.com...
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