To counterbalance stress, one of the best things you can do is simply stop and do nothing. But whenever I suggest this, someone always sarcastically asks, ‘how do I do that!?’ To which I reply, well, if you don’t know I can’t tell you. And while my response may well...
I’m normally a nice person. But purposely try to run me over in traffic, and I can turn into a verbally abusive not-so-nice person, or so it seems. Recently (and without hesitation, I might add), I shouted at a young driver who nearly cut my life short –...
Recently I flew into Wellington in the middle of a literal sh#tstorm. All I can say is – thank you, thank you, thank you – to the Air New Zealand pilots (and crew) who not only landed the plane but kept us informed and updated.It was a shocker of a...
We’re all dealing with Zoom fatigue. And it’s not just Zoom, any virtual platform can be overdone. When I told my friend I was about to go on Zoom, she gave me a knowing look 😬 and encouraged me to go “camera-off?” But turning the camera off wasn’t...
I heard a great quote recently… “Leadership is a responsibility and that responsibility is to see those around us rise. There’s no CEO on the planet who is responsible for results. They’re responsible for people, who are responsible for people,...
Kerene Strochnetter is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work, bringing mindfulness into the workplace to grow great leaders, change unhealthy behaviours and positively influence culture.
Author of ‘Crazy Busy – If busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart’, Kerene is also a co-author of programs and the New Zealand Business Partner for the ‘Awakened Mind app’, coach and professional speaker.