by Misti Burmeister | Feb 21, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Irritation washed over me yesterday afternoon as someone at my gym insisted that I wear a facemask. “Doesn’t she know that you don’t have to wear a mask if you’re exerting yourself?” I wanted to scream out, as if I even understand the current rules. “Besides…” I...
by Misti Burmeister | Feb 8, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
It was a Thursday evening toward the end of January 2022, Yvette and I were sitting across from one another, preparing to enjoy one of our favorite meals out. It had been weeks of trying to come to terms with the progression of her father’s cancer. We needed a change...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 24, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
A few years ago, the pain of loss was monumental in my life, and I was barely hanging on. Each trip to the gym and grocery store were fraught with fears… “Can they see that I’m not okay?” “Do they care about me?” “What am I going to do if I have a full-on panic attack...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 11, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Twenty+ years ago, I walked into Phyllis Endicott’s office asking for help in dealing with a teacher whose process was not working for me. Phyllis was responsible for the Challenge Program, a specialized program for students who didn’t quite meet the academic...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 14, 2021 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Reduce the stress on your team, increase employee satisfaction, and free up your time to do other things by increasing psychological safety. This is the third part of a 3-part series, offering you practical tools for increasing psychological safety. What is...
by Misti Burmeister | Nov 29, 2021 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Increase satisfaction, reduce stress, and free your time to do other things by increasing psychological safety on your team. This is the second practice in a 3-part series, offering you practical tools for increasing psychological safety. What is psychological safety?...
