by Katharine | Aug 15, 2024 | Blog
This is me at my going-away party at the Justice Department. I had been there fifteen years—through the birth of my three kids, through three presidents and seven attorneys general (eight if you count Sally Yates), through innumerable policy briefings, emails, and...
by Katharine | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
I’ve now trained thousands of people in corporate, government, education, and nonprofit organizations on my LASER Technique for responding with empathy to trauma in the workplace. I’ve learned so much about how to balance the research and the data with the...
by Katharine | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog
I’ve been diving into Gallup’s data on engagement and in particular the impact of loneliness. A statistic that surprised me is that people who report that they have a best friend at work are significantly more likely to:-engage customers and internal...
by Katharine | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
I turned 50 last week, and took the opportunity to reflect on some of the life lessons I’ve learned along the way, and for which I am grateful. I share them here, in case they’re helpful to you, too. Self-care is a daily practice. Oh, how I wish this...
by Katharine | Jun 13, 2024 | Blog
Businessolver has released its 2024 State of Workplace Empathy Report, and it’s a doozy. The subheading is, “Pouring from an Empty Empathy Cup.” The report notes that high interest rates and challenging market conditions mean that some leaders are...
by Katharine | Jun 4, 2024 | Blog
I had the great fortune on Friday to talk about self-care on a panel for AAUW’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.Here are a few of the topics we explored:-Self-care isn’t necessarily fun or pretty. It might mean having a difficult conversation...