Calculations and consequences

#Cleaning
#Commuting
#Dysfunction
#ToxicWorkplaces

https://theowfactor.org/2026/03/19/calculations-and-consequences/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A jackass for a boss

#Advice #Dysfunction #ToxicWorkplaces

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/02/a-jackass-for-a-boss/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Looking for unicorns

#AcademicLibraries #Dysfunction #JobRetention #JobSearch #Libraries #ToxicWorkplaces

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/01/looking-for-unicorns/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Grief and headaches

#Dogs #Dysfunction #Grief #ToxicWorkplaces #Teaching

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/26/grief-and-headaches/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Brainstorming is supposed to spark innovation, but in toxic organizations? It’s just theater with Post-its. 🎭

Here’s how to spot performative brainstorming, and how to flip it back into a real tool for creativity and team buy-in.

👉 Great ideas don’t die from lack of creativity. They die from lack of courage.

#Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #PsychologicalSafety #Innovation #ToxicWorkplaces

http://leadboldly1.blog/2025/09/24/when-brainstorming-becomes-a-performance-review-in-disguise/

A misty moisty morning

#AcademicLibraries #AI #Dysfunction #Encouragement #Evil #Family #HigherEducation #Injustice #Librarianship #LibraryScience #LowMorale #News #Pessimism #Politics #Students #Teaching #ToxicWorkplaces #Weather

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/12/a-misty-moisty-morning/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Sweet corn and tomatoes

#AcademicLibraries #Cooking #Dysfunction #Family #LowMorale #Pessimism #Summer #ToxicWorkplaces #Weather

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/07/sweet-corn-and-tomatoes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Perpetually tired

#MentalHealth #HigherEducation #Teaching #Dysfunction #Politics #Pessimism #Libraries #Students #PhysicalHealth #Librarianship #LowMorale #LifeBalance #ToxicWorkplaces #Leadership

https://theowfactor.org/2025/08/07/perpetually-tired/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Emotional labor in libraries

#Conflict #Education #HigherEducation #Learning #Librarians #Librarianship #Libraries #LibraryScience #LowMorale #MentalHealth #Students #Teaching #ToxicWorkplaces #Well-Being

https://theowfactor.org/2025/08/01/emotional-labor-in-libraries/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

📣 Just because you’re good at functioning while fractured doesn’t mean you should be expected to.
If your job praises your resilience but ignores your reality—it’s not a compliment.
It’s a red flag.

💻 Read the blog: “Just Because You Can Work Through Trauma Doesn’t Mean You Should Have To.”
✨ Because surviving work isn’t the same as thriving in it.

#WorkplaceTrauma #BurnoutCulture #LeadBoldly #ToxicWorkplaces #MentalHealthMatters #LeadershipDevelopment…

http://leadboldly1.blog/2025/07/04/just-because-you-can-work-through-trauma-doesnt-mean-you-should-have-to/