Workforce Development | Sparkgrowth Consulting

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You Can't Bubble Bath Your Way out of Burnout (And it's Not Your Employee's Job to Try)

Self-care matters. AND it is not your employees' job to yoga their way out of a workplace that is breaking them. Here's what organizational responsibility for burnout prevention actually looks like, and why the EAP poster in the breakroom isn't enough.

Shaunia Scales

Sep 87 min read

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The Most Empathetic Thing You Can Do Might Be the Accountability Conversation You're Avoiding

You've spent your career learning to lead with empathy. So why does holding someone accountable feel like the opposite of everything that training built in you? Spoiler: it's not the opposite. It's the next level. And the conversation you've been avoiding might actually be the most empathetic thing you can do.

Shaunia Scales

Jul 276 min read