Organizational Behaviour — Week 3 Learning Journal

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Personality, Values, Jungian Type Theory, the Dark Triad, and Perception in Organizations MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour Topic focus: This journal entry reviews Chapter 2 of Canadian Organizational Behaviour, 12th Edition, including personality, the nature-versus-nurture debate, the Five-Factor Model, Jungian personality theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Dark Triad, and values. It also extends the reflection into … Continue reading Organizational Behaviour — Week 3 Learning Journal →

When Personality Meets Pressure: A Bridge Between Conflict and Organizational Behavior

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A learning-journal bridge between conflict styles, the Five-Factor Model, and the way personality shows up under pressure inside organizations.

MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour: Week 2 Learning Journal

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Effective Communication Is More Than Sending a Message This week’s Organizational Behaviour reading focused on communication, and the more I worked through it, the more I realized that communication is not simply “person A sends a message and person B receives it.” That is the simple version. The real version is messier. Effective communication happens … Continue reading MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour: Week 2 Learning Journal →

What Communication & Conflict Management Taught Me About Collapse, Systems, and Boundaries

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This post is adapted from my final learning journal for Communication & Conflict Management. I am sharing it here because the course did not stay inside the classroom for me. It connected directly to Standing on the Ledge: collapse recovery, crisis management, boundaries, communication under pressure, and the systems that shape conflict before anyone says … Continue reading What Communication & Conflict Management Taught Me About Collapse, Systems, and Boundaries →

Repair, Not Only Boundary

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Content note: This post discusses conflict, apology, repair, boundaries, coercion, retaliation, and trust. It is educational and reflective. It is not therapy, legal advice, workplace representation, or crisis support. If you are dealing with danger, abuse, retaliation, coercion, or legal exposure, prioritize safety and seek qualified support. Reader’s Moment Sometimes you set the boundary. You … Continue reading Repair, Not Only Boundary →

The Rescue Reflex Will Ruin Your Rebuild

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A follow-up to “That Is Not Mine to Carry,” “When Your Life Becomes Everyone Else’s Emergency,” and “Burnout Is Not Just an Employee Problem.” Reader’s Moment: You are finally getting your feet back under you. Not fully. Not perfectly. But enough that people can see movement again. Then it starts. Someone needs something. Someone is … Continue reading The Rescue Reflex Will Ruin Your Rebuild →

A Boundary Is Not a Punishment

Two people standing behind translucent boundary shields holding signs saying My Needs Matter and Respectful Communication

Reader's Moment: You keep finding yourself carrying tasks, consequences, and emotional weight that did not start with you. The line blurs because you are capable, available, and too tired to keep explaining. Why this matters: Because a boundary is not you being mean. It is you stopping structural drift before resentment hardens into contempt. From … Continue reading A Boundary Is Not a Punishment →

That Is Not Mine to Carry

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Phase 2: Triage / Regain Traction Responsibility Without Authority Will Grind You Into Dust There is a particular kind of workplace stupidity that will wear a person down faster than hard work ever will. It is not the labour itself. It is not the hours. It is not even the pressure, at least not by … Continue reading That Is Not Mine to Carry →

When Shame Keeps the Books

Disclaimer: This post is for education and reflection, not diagnosis or treatment. “Shame Ledger” and “Evidence Ledger” are SOTL tools, not clinical terms. Complex PTSD is a formal diagnosis in ICD-11 and should be assessed by a qualified professional. If you are in immediate danger, call local emergency services. If you are thinking about self-harm, … Continue reading When Shame Keeps the Books →

Two Quick Cards for Triggers and Red Flags

From the Ledge: Sometimes you do not need a long explanation. Sometimes you need a card you can look at when your chest is tight, your thoughts are racing, and your judgment feels compromised. The last two posts dealt with two related but different problems: What to do when you are triggered How to tell … Continue reading Two Quick Cards for Triggers and Red Flags →