by Emily Chang | Mar 17, 2021 | Learner, The Spare Room
When she first entered our home, her feet were coated with a thick, fuzzy layer of fungus that creeped up her ankles and wrapped around her lower calves. Lotus wore the same rank-smelling clothes every, single day. After all, she didn’t take showers, so what was...
by Emily Chang | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadership, Learner
Have you ever noticed that it seems to be the little things that sometimes trigger some of our most emotional reactions? Sometimes it’s the woman who holds up the lunch line , or a steaming pile of dog poo on the sidewalk, or the colleague who chews… no,...
by Emily Chang | Mar 3, 2021 | Explorer, Learner
I’ve been asked about my favorite books. So here’s a list of my fiction authors and books that are close to my heart: Everything by Fredrik Backman, Vonnegut, Isabel Allende, Murakami, John Irving, Shel SilversteinLike Water for Chocolate, The Kite Runner,...
by Emily Chang | Jan 11, 2021 | Family, Leadership, Learner
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received is to hold the things I value, lightly. This doesn’t mean we don’t treasure what we have. We can absolutely cradle those precious things in the palms of our hands. But it does mean we don’t grasp the things we value...
by Emily Chang | Jan 4, 2021 | Leadership, Learner, Ways of Work
How much time will you spend on these three critical actions: Doing… Thinking… Being? We’re most accustomed to doing. Head down at the computer or striding briskly to the next meeting. If stuck at home, attending countess Teams meetings and generating...
by Emily Chang | Nov 16, 2020 | Learner, The Spare Room, Workplace
I recently heard this story from a friend. She entered a guy’s office and stopped in her tracks when she eyed the massive jar of marbles sitting next to his desk. “What’s the deal with the marbles?”, she asked. Naturally. He told her he had...
