By Laurie Cure, Ph.D. As the world continues to face the evolving challenges of our times, hospitals, healthcare workers, teachers, parents and many others are feeling the heavy weight of burnout and compassion fatigue.
By Laurie Cure, Ph.D. Chances are you have encountered a narcissistic co-worker or boss at some time in your career. It’s that person who constantly shifts attention back to themselves, discounts your ideas to present their own better idea, or is continually name-dropping or bragging about their credentials to impress people?
By Gail Gumminger How many times a day do we find ourselves or others talking during our virtual video conference meetings only to find out that no one heard anything we said. We quickly fumble to find the button to turn our microphone on and try to reenact our thoughts. It has become somewhat humorous […]
By Laurie Cure It’s the perfect time of year for reflections, and 2020 will certainly go into the books as one of the most difficult years in history. Yet, despite the challenges, when we asked our network, “What have you learned in 2020?” the responses were those of resiliency, strength and a return to core […]
by Holly LeMaster In the Northern Hemisphere of Planet Earth, at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time on December 21, we mark the Winter Solstice. It’s the shortest day of the astronomical year with the least amount of daylight and longest period of darkness. We were warned that this would be a long, dark winter and, indeed, […]
By Barb Ward I’ve noticed this year as we head into the holiday season that more of my neighbors than ever before have put up festive lights. Even those who have always done them, have added to their impressive displays. In our household, my youngest daughter asked to put her indoor Christmas tree up before […]
By Holly LeMaster The holiday season is quickly approaching and we find ourselves in circumstances that many epidemiologists and data scientists anticipated over the summer months: a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) are telling us that indoor gatherings, even of our close team members and extended […]
By Gail Gumminger Deep conversations are the basis for meaningful relationships that propel us as a society. When we grow and develop together, anything is possible.
By Laurie Cure, PhD, MBA Fall is about harvest. We celebrate, from September through Thanksgiving, the abundance and bounty available to us. This year felt different and, despite difficulties we have managed. There is much to celebrate. At Innovative Connections, our team is grateful for the continued opportunities to serve you. Our mission has always been to “give […]
