You, your talents, your abilities, your time, your energy; these are all resources. In a manner of speaking, you are your own biggest resource. Of…
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Goals. Deadlines. Quotas. Sales targets. We spend a good deal of our professional lives pursuing these objectives. But what happens when we successfully accomplish these achievements? How do we keep…
There’s the endless onslaught of emails, the incessant text messages, the unending Slack conversations, non-stop phone calls, and a calendar packed full of meetings. Today’s world…
Success first, then comes happiness. That’s been the driving belief for generations. Focus, compete, climb the ladder, earn the title, buy the house, own the…
I recently had the pleasure of seeing Oprah Winfrey deliver the keynote address at the ATD 2019 International Conference and Expo. She was as inspiring…
At this time in modern history, the financial benefits of diversity and inclusion have been well researched and documented. The Harvard Business Review reports that…
With summer upon us, vacation is big on the minds of many professionals. While many of us look forward to vacation, it is not uncommon…
We’ve all been there and done that. The day-long meeting that could have been a one-hour conference call; The training session that was as memorable…
Often when we think of love, we associate it with the notion of romantic attraction – as in a dozen roses and a box of…
Diversity and inclusion. It’s a widely-discussed topic in today’s world. But why is it important? Why does it work? How do we accomplish it? In…
“Wow! Look at that! Some empty space in my calendar,” I think to myself as I look ahead to the holidays. Almost as if my…
Ever notice how much you notice when things don’t go as expected? Now notice how little you notice when things do go as you expected. …
I could see him approaching me from behind the group of people I was chatting with. He was well-dressed, presenting a sharp appearance and a…
The tension in the room was thick. Everyone’s body language was stiff, and their faces were tight and serious. Compare that with the tone of…
Mindfulness and emotional intelligence are two words we hear often in the current dialogue about leadership development and executive performance. But what do these terms…
With summer upon us, vacation is big on the minds of many professionals. While many of us look forward to vacation, it is not uncommon to…
Emotional intelligence has been a hot topic in the world of leadership development since Daniel Goleman published his pioneering book on this topic in 1995. …
Experiential learning is a quickly growing trend in today’s business world. The current professional environment is fast-paced, with rapid turn-around times and quicker product and…
Change is truly the only thing that doesn’t change. And it seems to often evoke responses of discomfort, anxiety or fear. Sometimes we can’t control…
History is full of examples of women whose powerful leadership abilities changed the world. Queen Victoria, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, the women who led the…