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The third New Hampshire Leadership Advantage event that Sojourn Partners hosted brought out some impressive, thoughtful, and common-sense leaders. I was prepared be inspired, but not expecting to leave so grounded in a subject that sometimes is presented as too...

A few weeks ago, New Hampshire had its first “Mindfulness in Business” Conference and the room was just about filled. It’s clear that the idea of training the brain to positively impact health, productivity, innovation and job engagement has begun to take hold in our...

You have no control over how another person thinks or acts, but you do have control over how you respond to them. If you find yourself in a pattern of drama or conflict with a co-worker ask yourself, how have I behaved in the past? How has that contributed to the...

I have studied Emotional Intelligence (EI), practice it whenever I can and can lecture on it for hours. There are people more expert than I on the subject, but you could say I am a fairly good practitioner. Or can you? Even with some awareness of how to be Emotionally...

“What you focus on gets bigger” has been echoed from spiritual masters to neuroscientists to cultural creatives, (Click below to see where George Harrison took this idea). At this point in time, the concept has evolving applications to the workplace. It can shift...

Being heard and being able to influence others’ attitudes and behaviors is sometimes an elusive leadership quality that people feel that they may be born with or not. In reality, it is a skill set that can be learned. When looking to effectively communicate, it is...

What if we could create a work place where we are really “Real?” Yes, Real, Authentic, and Genuine. Where we take the posturing and insecurities out of the work place and say what is really going on for us. What if we could step over nothing and be honest but in a way...

As a kid, my Meme (Grandmother) made this incredible meal that was simply amazing. It had chicken, dumplings, and vegetables in the most amazing cream sauce. It was insane. She handed it down so thoughtfully to the entire family in a book she had bound for all of us...