Privilege — Blog — Jennifer L. Phillips, Ph.D.

Is self-care OK when others are suffering?

A new video column responding to your questions, drawing from my experience as a chaplain.

Justice, LifeJennifer PhillipsFebruary 15, 2019Compassion, Self-care, Privilege

Servant leadership is more than means to an end.

Most of the folks peddling servant leadership are selling you snake oil. If you want the real thing, you must face a difficult, but profoundly rewarding challenge.

Justice, Work, StrategyJennifer PhillipsNovember 28, 2017Servant Leadership, Radical Change, Privilege

What #MeToo tells us about meaningful work.

#MeToo drives home the point that all work should be justice work.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 27, 2017#MeToo, Meaningful Work, Privilege

Meaningful work: reality check.

Are you really ready to do this? Start with these 2 mindset challenges.

WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 3, 2017Commitment, Discomfort, Meaningful Work, Privilege

"Live the questions now."

Are you wading through uncertainties in work and life? Live the questions.

Poetry, Strategy, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsJuly 27, 2017Rilke, Strategy, Philosophy, Privilege, uncertainty

The importance of trust for meaningful work.

We CAN do it! And we begin by earning each other's trust.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsJuly 6, 2017Trust, Collaboration, Respect, Social Justice, Privilege

Minimalism has its critics, and they have something important to say.

Is minimalism a philosophy devised by elites, for elites?

Justice, Philosophy, WorkJennifer PhillipsApril 11, 2017Minimalism, Work, Justice, Privilege

How minimalism can help you find your purpose and focus at work.

Imagine a world in which everyone works with good and creative purpose, free from distraction, and full of the energy that comes from rest and good strategy.

Work-life balance is a universal human right.

Rest and "balance" are two things EVERYONE deserves, including you. I experienced an aha on this front today, courtesy of Tressie McMillan Cottom. [Video]

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsMarch 8, 2017Balance, Justice, Privilege, Rest, Ethics

The work is long. How to rest AND #resist.

Rest is a best practice for the movement. It's also a privilege.

Justice, Strategy, WorkJennifer PhillipsFebruary 6, 2017Justice, Privilege, Rest, Sleep

My work is not exactly "fighting the good fight." Should I quit?

When you consider the number of hours we spend at work, there is no denying that our work says A LOT about our priorities.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsJanuary 29, 2017Meaningful Work, Ask the Ethicist, Buddhism, Catholicism, Privilege

You can do noble things without quitting your job.

Dorothy Day wrote about "trying to make the world an easier place in which to love." Here's how to do that and other noble things in your profession. [Video]