In 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. After different treatments and surgeries, I am now in remission. What I noticed in working with organizations and my clients, they had a different kind of cancer. Organizational cancer.
Author Archives: Barbara Geels Dingle
How to spring clean your life using Marie Kondo’s methods
The World Happiness Report for 2019 was published a few weeks ago on March 20, which is the International Day of Happiness. The findings were quite depressing. Global happiness has been declining and negative feelings such as sadness, worry and anger have seen a 27 percent increase between 2010 and 2018.
5 Leadership Lessons I learned from surviving Stage 2 Breast Cancer
In July of 2017, at the age of 40, I was diagnosed. Stage 2 breast cancer or Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) is the medical term for it. Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a life altering experience. You go from happily going about your life to being faced with your own mortality. You embark onContinue reading “5 Leadership Lessons I learned from surviving Stage 2 Breast Cancer”
Learnings from the World Happiness Summit (WOHASU)
This past weekend, I attended the second annual World Happiness Summit, WOHASU for short, at the University of Miami. WOHASU’s mission is to make the world a happier place. The theme of this year’s conference was Positive Disruption.
Part II Learnings from the World Happiness Summit (WOHASU)
This past weekend, I attended the second annual World Happiness Summit, WOHASU for short, at the University of Miami. WOHASU’s mission is to make the world a happier place. The theme of this year’s conference was Positive Disruption. In this series of two articles, I am sharing the highlights of my learnings.
What we can learn from Yanni and Laurel
If you haven’t heard the latest debate, you can click here and test if you are hearing Laurel or Yanni. This piece of audio has sparked a debate similar to the famous gold or blue dress from 2016.
Leading from where you are: the misconception about leadership
This image was taken during a 2014 an Axialent/Equus retreat at Bishop’s Lodge, in Santa Fe, NM. The horses in this photograph depict a herd of four horses. The white horse is Artemis, named after the Greek goddess of the hunt, forests and hills, the moon and archery.
Journey towards living fully
At a Club Med all-inclusive resort somewhere exotic. It’s 7:30 am, the alarms goes off. I have exactly 25 minutes to get ready for my shift as a front desk clerk at the resort I work and live in. I quickly put on my clothes having taken a shower the night before, brush my hairContinue reading “Journey towards living fully”