by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 5, 2018 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
I grew up out in the country and I always loved the long winding walk down the driveway to meet the bus for that first day of school each year. There was something about the crisp fall air, freshly sharpened pencils, and squeaky new shoes that filled me with...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 20, 2017 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience |
Over these past weeks and months I’ve become increasingly perturbed and angry about the increasing violence all around us: in our backyards, our communities, across the globe. I find myself agitated and afraid at times. I struggle with the intensity of my emotional...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 13, 2017 | Attention, Culture, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
The phrase ’employee engagement’ always lands on me flat, lifeless. There’s distance inherent in the phrase that, well, doesn’t actually feel engaging at all. Yet, what makes employees actually want to greet their work and their co-workers...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 16, 2016 | Learning, Mindfulness, Resilience
Kinetic tension filled the office. Quarterly reports were coming out, and no one knew what to expect, no one knew what the big boss would do. The uncertainty of not knowing and wondering about job security, kept everyone on tenterhooks, irritable and touchy. As the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 8, 2016 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Resilience |
Resilience, springing back into shape after being stretched or bent, requires cultivation just like the perennials in my garden. A critical first step, like noticing it’s time to water the flowers before they dry out or to pull weeds before they take over the entire...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 11, 2016 | Consciousness, Learning, Practice, Resilience
It’s early August, those last few weeks when we crave catching some much needed R & R and diving into down time. Yet for many of us the burning-the-candle-at-both-ends phenomenon persists. Why? There are external stressors, of course, the deadlines and meetings...