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What is one workplace habit that feels small in the moment but adds up over time? It is easy to focus on the big things ...
04/23/2026

What is one workplace habit that feels small in the moment but adds up over time?

It is easy to focus on the big things at work. New strategies, new systems, big announcements. But most of the time, work place culture is not built in those moments. It is built in the in-between.

It shows up in whether people feel comfortable asking a question without overthinking it. It shows up in how often someone says “thank you,” or takes the extra minute to clarify instead of assuming.

These habits are easy to dismiss because they do not feel urgent. They do not make headlines. But they quietly shape trust, clarity, and how people experience their day to day work.

Over time, those small actions become patterns. And those patterns become the way work gets done, whether anyone has formally defined it or not.

What is something small your team does that has had a bigger impact than you expected?

04/20/2026

Did you know that you can book me to speak at your next event? No!? Well allow myself to introduce…myself… 😃
“Verhanika Willhelm is not only an organizational development consultant- she is also a sought-after speaker with over a decade of experience helping teams work better together. Drawing on her background as a stage manager and singer, she brings a unique blend of structure, creativity, and humor to the stage and specializes in making complex workplace challenges feel approachable and solvable.

Verhanika speaks on topics like building healthy organizational cultures, navigating change with confidence, and empowering leaders to focus on what truly moves their teams forward. Her insights have guided organizations from Fortune 500 companies to local nonprofits, leaving audiences inspired and equipped with practical tools to create lasting impact.”

Quitting a job is rarely a sudden decision. In my experience, it’s usually a slow realization or that moment where somet...
04/15/2026

Quitting a job is rarely a sudden decision. In my experience, it’s usually a slow realization or that moment where something clicks and you think, “Agh… I can’t do this anymore!”

Sometimes it’s burnout.
Sometimes it’s values no longer lining up.
And sometimes it’s simply time for a new chapter.

How did you know it was time to leave a job?

Was there a specific moment that made it clear, or was it more of a gradual realization over time?

BONUS: Have you ever rage-quit or done something dramatic on the way out?
(I’m a former stage manager and opera singer, so yes… I absolutely want to hear the drama. 🍿)

Anyone here tried Level 10 meetings? A few months ago we decided to give them a shot and so far… they’ve stuck! We defin...
04/06/2026

Anyone here tried Level 10 meetings? A few months ago we decided to give them a shot and so far… they’ve stuck!

We definitely didn’t follow the format perfectly at first. We tried it, adjusted a few things, and tweaked it until it fit how our team actually works.

A few things that have been working well for us:

• Quick updates without getting into the weeds. If something needs more discussion, it goes on the issues list instead of taking over the whole meeting.

• Goals and metrics are easier to track. Everything has a place in the agenda.

• Our notes are much cleaner and easier to look back on later.

Curious what others are doing. Do you have a meeting format you swear by? What’s worked for your team?

But for real, panicking during a growth process is totally normal. 🔥 ⠀⠀The way it shows up the most is under the umbrell...
04/03/2026

But for real, panicking during a growth process is totally normal. 🔥 ⠀
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The way it shows up the most is under the umbrella of Imposter Syndrome. This is the belief that you are not as skilled or capable as others think you are and you feel like a fraud. ⠀
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The truth is, you are kind of a fraud. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Stick with me....
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As you are learning new things, growing into the kind of person you want to be in the world, for a while you are just trying on that new persona. You are unskilled in the ways you are trying to inhabit, so you are not proficient or even an expert in that new thing, new way of being, or new job. ⠀
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The thing with Imposter Syndrome and all the cultural narratives it holds is that it tries to get you to think that you have to be perfect from the outset to be considered worthy. And I’m here to tell you that you don’t. Your learning, your demonstration of learning, your clear love and embracing of learning is what makes learning something that is not shameful, not demanding of perfection, but a normal, human and sustainable process. ⠀
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So, normalize panicking because once you realize it’s normal to feel uncomfortable in your own skin as you try on new things, the sooner you can get to the point of rest, the more cycles you can complete, and the more cycles others around you can complete, too. ⠀
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Call me if you need me to talk you off a ledge. I’m really good at that.

04/02/2026

I’ve been partying to some particularly bad meetings the last couple weeks, so I wanted to share a thought about why meetings might be particularly ineffective and what you can do about them. Let me know if there’s anything you’ve done to make work meetings run, better, smoother, and feel more effective!

Structure creates clarity.Clarity creates confidence.Confidence creates better work.
03/31/2026

Structure creates clarity.
Clarity creates confidence.
Confidence creates better work.

03/27/2026

Spent the day with a bunch of lawyers yesterday. And not to get dramatic, but the thought that keeps going through my head is the quote “Who will watch the watchmen?”

HR is long largely responsible for ensuring the health and safety of workers in a company. But who checks HR? I asked some of the lawyers present yesterday about checking the impact to the organization, a team, or an individual when HR has to do an investigation.

Still working out an answer…

A coaching client mentioned that she felt really guilty about an upcoming vacation. If you or your team can’t take time ...
03/24/2026

A coaching client mentioned that she felt really guilty about an upcoming vacation.

If you or your team can’t take time off without guilt, you don’t have work-life balance. You have burnout waiting to happen.

In healthy workplaces, time off is normal. It is expected. It is part of how people sustain good work over the long term.

But in many organizations, the message around time off is mixed. Policies say “take your vacation,” but the culture says something different. People worry that work will pile up while they are gone. They feel pressure to check email. They return to overflowing inboxes and a sense that stepping away created more problems than it solved.

That is not balance. That is a system that quietly discourages rest.

When people feel guilty for taking time off, it usually signals something structural. Maybe workloads are too high for one person to step away. Maybe responsibilities are not clearly shared across the team. Maybe leaders model being constantly available.

Over time, this creates a culture where people push through exhaustion instead of recovering from it.

Sustainable organizations do something different. They design work so that people can step away and the system still functions. Teams cross-train. Priorities are clear. Leaders take real time off themselves and make it visible that rest is part of doing good work.

Question for the group 👇 If you could change one thing about your company culture to make balance easier, what would it ...
03/20/2026

Question for the group 👇
If you could change one thing about your company culture to make balance easier, what would it be?

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