Challenging Your Mental Models

While on holiday break, I watched a documentary that compared the leave policies of several Western European companies to that of the United States. These companies were attributing their success to a policy backed by a law that required employees to receive a minimum of up to eight weeks of paid leave each year. During interviews, the European CEOs praised the passing of these laws because they were believed to result in a more “productive and happier” workforce — and not just for the company but for the European economy. 

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Published by Dee Dial

“You cannot take clients where you have never been” and my coaching clients benefit from the wisdom of my lived experience, navigating difficult conversations and complex conditions, in order to achieve my own personal and professional success. Disclaimer: I am also a Staff Director with over 30 years of consulting, business management, finance, accounting, auditing and systems experience. I am a working mother and wife who has owned her own business since 1993. Some of my business ventures include teaching, professional writing, consulting and managing retail establishments. This results in life, business and other lived experiences in a number of areas but views of any material written by me are mine. They are not reflective of the views of any of my current or previous employers.

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