by Karen Thrall | Feb 10, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
[1] BOTTOM LINE: It was quite liberating when I first realized I only had a 50/50 chance of someone liking me. It doesn’t matter how much I want someone to like me (or worse, EVERYONE to like me), that decision is out of my control. It’s perfectly ok if...
by Karen Thrall | Nov 18, 2018 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
A WELCOMING SPACE How well do you respond to strangers? Let’s say I give you a cup of water, and you say “Thank you”, and my response back is, “You’re welcome.” – what my response is actually saying is, “You are...
by Karen Thrall | Aug 23, 2016 | ARTICLES, HUMAN BUSINESS, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT, HUMAN IDENTITY
I came across a document I wrote on January 1, 2008, expounding on my three guiding values. I was immediately curious to read it – wondering if it still resonated within me. The answer?… YES!! Isn’t it incredible that guiding values live...
by Karen Thrall | Dec 12, 2015 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT, HUMAN IDENTITY, HUMANS COMMUNICATE
ENABLING IN THE WORKPLACE In the last article I shared my personal reflections and experience surrounding the topic of enabling. Let’s translate this hurdle of enabling into the workplace. What does it look like when someone begins to enable? I want you to fill...
by Karen Thrall | Nov 15, 2015 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
When strolling on the beach it’s not uncommon to greet someone with a smile and be greeted in return with a smile. A word describing this kind of interaction is reciprocity. Yesterday, I needed to be focused and get some work done efficiently. Sometimes...
by Karen Thrall | Nov 7, 2015 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
How’s your company doing? Still doing the same advertising, marketing and promotional routines? How long has it been the same? What if you’re in a rut? And how do you know if you are in a rut? Simple. Are numbers increasing, stagnant or decreasing?...