Tag Archives: faith
Struggle for Professional Identity
I have been hired as a software-engineer team leader for a group, most of them older White men. I expect challenges to my authority because of my youth, race and gender. Can you recommend strategies to help me take charge … Continue reading
What’s the best way to give criticism?
A Buddhist response – Before offering criticism, consider your intentions. It’s easy for ulterior motives to color the feedback you give. How are you entering the conversations? With judgment? A desire to control. Are you hoping to intimidate -or to … Continue reading
Growth
“It’s Working.” She reprises the song now, smiling. “‘This is my season for grace, for favor,’” she sings, then says: “I’ve planted my seeds, and I’ve been toiling and fertilizing them and surrounding myself with the right people.” She pauses … Continue reading
Blind Fun
Comical Explanation
Inquire Within: Responsibility
These questions make for enriching dinner table conversation, but they can be equally illuminating if you simply ask them of yourself. I stumbled onto the idea of asking big questions because I needed them myself. They drive our growth, and … Continue reading
