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Managing Change – Rites of Passage

The lovely summer is behind us. Those of us who are parents are emerging from the hectic back-to-school season with its emotional highs and lows and are now moving towards the soon approaching Holiday Season….

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Finnish SISU

A couple of years ago I gave a presentation on SISU-Resilience the Finnish Way at a conference. Today I’d like to revisit and elaborate on that topic . In Finland we have something called Sisu….

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The Constant Gardener

    I like to garden. When I am not working or being a mother and wife, I am gardening.    It’s become an obsession, I admit. After spending several weeks traveling, either for work…

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The Opportunity and Challenge in Moving

One of my workshop participants once said that it feels as she left her best self in her country of origin and that her current version of her self is inferior: less self confident, successful…

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Fall-A New Beginning

Labor Day has passed and fall is almost here, this is the best time for new projects. I always feel energized in the fall, probably a remnant from my school days when I looked forward…

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