What’s the Silver Lining? The Merlin Works July 2020 Newsletter
What’s the point? What’s going to come of all of this? For most of us our lives were turned upside down when the shutdown began in March. What felt like a sprint, and then a…
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Who’s In Charge Here? Merlin Works Summer 2020 Newsletter
That feeling when you take your baby home from the hospital. That feeling when you try to mount that flat-screen TV all by yourself–and start to wobble. That feeling when you are about to start…
What’s The Difference Between A Problem And A Dilemma? The Merlin Works Spring 2020 Newsletter
In the past few years, I’ve been asked more and more for training programs dealing with burnout. Organizations are surveying their members and finding many of them are feeling
Why Can’t I Stick To My Resolutions? The Hot-Cold Empathy Gap and What It Teaches Us About Training
The Merlin Works Winter 2020 Newsletter There’s the You that is making your New Years Resolution: the rested, reflective, goal-oriented You that knows what she wants: to wake up early for that workout, to spend…
It’s Not About The F**king Umbrella: Merlin Works August 2019 Newsletter
The Difference Between Communication Skills and Relationship Skills “It’s not about the f**king umbrella!” he screamed, slamming the heel of his hand against his open palm for emphasis. Sean Hill was leading an early rehearsal…
Taking Risks To Attain Safety: Merlin Works Newsletter May 2019
What’s the difference in how we respond to car crashes versus plane crashes?
Life and Death and Improv: What Kind of Failures Are We Celebrating?
I’m driving off of Fort Sam Houston in Lieutenant Colonel Mishaw Cuyler’s SUV after finishing my first improv workshop for a military group. I’m wearing my usual black slacks, bright top and high heel Danskos.…