At a networking event a few weeks ago, I started a conversation with a woman. At first she came across as someone who was energetic, passionate and interesting. However, within minutes, I realized she was completely all about herself! She was listening completely...
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What Mindfulness Can Do for You On the Job
Mindfulness isn’t just for yoga class. It is way of engaging with the world around us by being present with oneself in the moment that is happening right now. This means moving away from the habit of ruminating about what got said in the lunchroom yesterday or...
Stop Bashing and Start Thinking Critically
Most of us spend the majority of our day in our head. We consider everything we should or shouldn’t be doing, we hear voices from our past telling us we aren’t good enough or that we might fail and we make up misassumptions of what others intentions are as we interact...
The Conflict You Can Live With
When you recognize conflict, you are seeing an opportunity unfold itself. I’m sure that makes no sense to you, but it’s true. Conflict is the reality of friction that is there whether you want to recognize it or not, and if you decide to recognize it, and face it, you...
Simplicity Breeds Clarity
The Future of Everything. The great poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed to be simple is to be great.” Indeed, I was reminded of those words when I thought about the passing of Steve Jobs, yet I was compelled to consider...
What Doesn’t Kill You Will Make You Stronger…
The Future of Everything. If You Have Enough Confidence to Try. A few years ago my son Liam announced that he has decided to try out for the school golf team. “Great,” I said, “but Liam, you have never played golf in your life.” To that he replied, “No worries, I’ll...
Respect is the Solution to Everything
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield made famous and drew a lot of laughs for his line, “I get no respect, I tell ya.” In reality, a lack of respect is not a laughing matter. In fact, when it comes to leadership, it can be one’s undoing. As I continue to explore leadership,...
Redefining Power in The Workplace
The Age of Creativity. Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase in the 16th century, “Knowledge is power.” Since that time, leaders have built everything from small businesses to empires through focused knowledge and protection of information. Our institutions, structures...
Bridging the Generational Gap at Work
The Future of Everything The broadcaster J.B. Priestly put it perfectly when he said early in the last century, “There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age – I missed it coming and going.” It seems that...
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