Goals only hold meaning if you stay connected to them. With the close of Q1 and the burgeoning of spring, both intellectually and physically, you may find yourself with an infusion of energy. With this movement towards gaining a fresh view, it is a fertile time to...
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Critical Thinking – I Intuit, Therefore I Feel
The father of modern philosophy, René Descartes , said “I think therefore I am”. He was half right. The best thinkers and leaders, employ a few other powerful tools: Intuition and Emotions. Fifteen years ago, I took a new job with a firm, which I was extremely excited...
Change Your Thinking Around Change
Change can feel like driving along the road and being hit by a huge wrecking ball. Often when change occurs, we go into denial, fear and anger. Our job as leaders is to help people move back up the curve so that they can productively manage the change. While it’s...
How to Nourish Critical Thinking & Make Better Business Decisions
Countless articles have been written on how to be more efficient, productive and make more informed and better business decisions. Executives spend thousands of dollars on time management, energy management, schedules and philosophies that support a better, more...
Why is it So Hard to Slow Down?
Most of us are aware of many positive ways to relieve stress and do something good for our bodies. Just knowing it, doesn’t mean we are going to then make room in our days for those healthy activities. Why is that? There is a human tendency to only think and feel...
Leaders Take Notes in Their Head
Karen is a very smart and capable leader, running her own substantial business and recently started Chairing a non-profit organization that she has only been involved with for a few years. She ascended to Chair quickly because of her hands-on approach. While she loves...
Public Speaking: The Fear of the Fear
It is incredibly hard to get up in front of the room and speak. Whether you think you know your stuff or not, it can be a debilitating prospect. Many of the people that I work with, struggle with public speaking. However, the audience would never even know it. By the...
Systems Thinking: How to Break Down Silos & Build a Collaborative Culture
Companies built on silos are long a thing of the past. Or perhaps we wish they were. Silos by their very name implies an archaic way of doing things – and at worst suggests that the organization is inefficient or that employees are entrenched in positions and...
Racking Your Brain to Find a Solution? Try This…
Throughout the Sojourn Partners blogs, I have touted the positive impact of mindfulness practice, both for the workplace and for the individual. There is another related practice that takes mindfulness as a foundation but then helps the mind open up to innovative...
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