Louise Carnachan
Handling Conflict: Lessons from the Beatles
Given my demographic, it’s no surprise that I was enchanted with Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary, Get Back. I remember watching the Ed...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 5, 20224 min read
Jumping to Conclusions is Not an Aerobic Activity
It was my mother’s 98th birthday and I had ordered a special cake. Paper butterflies were to fly out of the box when it was opened. Since...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 22, 20222 min read
The Hope
We have watched in horror as the destruction of Ukraine and its people continues to unfold on our screens. If you’re like me, you’ve been...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 8, 20223 min read
International Women's Day
In the United States, Women’s Day has been observed for over a century. The suffragettes of 1908 marched in New York City for the right...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Is Bragging Always Egotistical?
The tide was going out, but one feisty wave unexpectedly came running up much farther onto the sand. This necessitated a scramble to...
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Louise Carnachan
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Sharing WAY Too Much at Work
In Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues, I write about the Non-stop Talker and the Dramatic. Although I placed...
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Louise Carnachan
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Emotional Literacy
I responded to a reporter whose query contained an unattributed quote for me to react to. The person quoted had gone off the deep end...
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Louise Carnachan
Jan 18, 20224 min read
The Slash and Burn Narcissist
Your run-of-the-mill narcissist may be self-absorbed but not necessarily destructive. This more benign version could throw a Richter...
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Louise Carnachan
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Begin Again, 2022
An aspect of meditation has been bugging me for years. I often felt like I was a failure when my mind would stray AGAIN. I found myself...
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Louise Carnachan
Dec 21, 20212 min read
The Light Will Return
It’s Winter Solstice and the darkest days of the northern hemisphere. In the Pacific Northwest it’s gray and rainy, sometimes foggy. It...
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Louise Carnachan
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Difficult People—Why Do They Behave That Way?
Ah, the holidays 2021. You’ve got obligations, work, family, and the decisions whether to socialize as Covid continues. Welcome to a...
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Louise Carnachan
Nov 23, 20213 min read
Thanks Giving
The US celebrates Thanksgiving this week. The food, well…and for those who are into football, it’s truly hog heaven. Regardless of how...
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Louise Carnachan
Nov 9, 20214 min read
Is it Possible to be Too Empathetic?
Empathy can be defined as walking in someone else’s shoes, really feeling their suffering. Certain professions attract empaths:...
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Louise Carnachan
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Strategies When Things Go Wrong
The Olympic Games are about as high pressure as you get for an athlete or a team.You’d think a silver medalist would be happier with...
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Louise Carnachan
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Why a Pay Increase Doesn't Create Happiness for Long
The 1960s psychologist Fredrick Hertzberg wrote One More Time, How Do You Motivate Employees. His cutting-edge premise of the time was...
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Louise Carnachan
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Are You on a Team? Make Everyone Look Good
Off Limits (my former improv troupe) held a reunion in August. Three of us in person, three on Zoom. Our last photo was from 2014. Seven...
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Louise Carnachan
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Self-soothing
Early in my career, a colleague who’d had enough of my whining asked if I’d ever considered suffering in silence. The answer was, “No.”...
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Louise Carnachan
Aug 31, 20212 min read
It's Hard to Stray from the Herd
I heard Dobie Gray’s version of “The In Crowd” on an oldies station a few days ago. Great song. I love the refrain, “I don’t care where...
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Louise Carnachan
Aug 17, 20212 min read
Communicating Change- Rapidly!
For my birthday, my dear friend from Seattle joined me on a jet boat excursion up the Willamette River. It was so darn much fun! The...
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Louise Carnachan
Aug 3, 20212 min read
It's About Time
I sent email to an institution that shall remain unnamed. I offered something of value and asked with which department I should...
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