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 | 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 | Apr 1, 2016 | Attention, Culture, Passion, Purpose |
Whatever our work, we spend an awful lot of time there. Here at Q4 we love to talk about passion at work (since we support enjoying work!) and bringing our whole selves into the workplace. Yet what does that actually look like, particularly since we’re...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Dec 14, 2015 | Attention, Passion, Purpose, Resilience |
I don’t know about you, but over these past weeks and months I’ve become increasingly perturbed by the 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...
