No matter how many presentations I do, I still suffer from presentation anxiety. You know the kind. Entire kaleidoscopes of butterflies threatening my insides. Heart solidly pounding. Dry mouth marking every syllable. Me painfully searching for that glass of...
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The Science of Making a Successful Career Change
What does the cross-section of neuroscience, psychology and even spirituality offer in regard to making changes - also known as performance improvements or career advancements? Our ability to change—a habit, a behavior or a skill level - begins with being able to...
Know When to Fold Em’: Is It Time to Leave Your Organization?
I wish it could be that, in business, we help people find the right fit. When it is time for someone to move on, wouldn’t it be better to go through this process with respect and care for that person? It is likely that they have served in their position and added key...
Effective Communication: It’s Not What You Say or How You Say It
Effective communication is about how they feel after you said it. So you think you’re a good communicator. I do. Until I wasn’t. I jokingly made a remark, but in fact, it was hurtful to the person receiving it. Well, Houston, we’ve got a problem. Lately, a couple...
Why You Don’t Address Work Conflicts
Here are five reasons its hard to get through a conflict at work and ways to address them. Vulnerability: Letting someone know that you feel uncomfortable or even undermined by their behavior may make you feel like you are exposing too much of your own sensitive...
How Well Do You Say No?
“No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.” -Seth Godin Contrary to what we believe, by saying “yes” to everything, we don’t create value. We create stress. For ourselves. For our teams. We don’t deliver our best work. We deliver our work under the gun. ...
Know When to Hold Em’: Deciding to Leave Your Organization?
The position or organization we are currently in, might be exactly where we are needed. As different aspects of the landscape change, we may no longer be the right fit for the organization or even more importantly the organization might no longer be the right fit for...
What’s Your Love Language?
Ever feel like you’re not appreciated? Or that you’re appreciating someone else but they don’t seem to notice? It may be that you are speaking in different languages. Gary Chapman, in his beautiful book, The Five Love Languages, explains that we have different ways...
Mindfulness Files: Still “On the Fence” About Meditating?
At this point, thousands of studies have been done on the impact of mindfulness. Enough evidence exists for companies like General Mills, Target and Google to have brought mindfulness programs right into the workplace and with positive results. Still not sure if...
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