by Katharine | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog
We’re about a week away from Thanksgiving here in the United States, and while that can be wonderful and exciting, for some of us we can feel a sense of dread as we know we’ll have to come into contact with family members who push our buttons. I recorded a...
by Katharine | Oct 4, 2022 | Blog
I got to have a great conversation recently with Jennifer Simpson Carr of Furia Rubel Communications about trauma at work–how it shows up, the impact it has, and how we can get better at supporting each other through it. One of my favorite parts of the...
by Katharine | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog
The Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report was recently released and the findings are a doozy: -60% of workers reported being emotionally detached at work, and 19% were miserable -Only 33% reported feeling engaged (even lower than in 2020) -50% of US workers feel...
by Katharine | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog
This is a reprint of my LinkedIn newsletter for August 2022. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here. I recently attended the funeral of a man who had been a supervisor in a large company. The service was Quaker, so attendees were invited to speak if we chose to....
by Katharine | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog
A recent series of studies led by Harvard Business School professor Julian Zlatev showed the importance of acknowledging others’ difficult emotions at work, finding that participants were more likely to trust coworkers who acknowledged their feelings, especially...
by Katharine | Jun 12, 2022 | Blog
My first law review article was recently published in the Brooklyn Law Review, entitled, “Protecting the Constitution While Protecting Victims: Challenges to Pro Se Cross-Examination.” I was motivated to write on this subject after hearing numerous...