Overwhelmed by an endless to do list? Feel like you’re constantly putting out fires with no time to reflect? Exhausted by the end of day? These were some of the questions we looked at our latest workshop, Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time. Energy is the stuff that...
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Motivating Your People
Some people say they don't want praise and we believe them. Others would be mortified to admit they need any kind of commendation. While still some people openly thrive on being positively reinforced. So how do you navigate all these differences for the goal of...
5 Common Misconceptions About Mindfulness
With decades of sound research bringing mindfulness into the mainstream, there are also misconceptions about what mindfulness is and how it is practiced. Below are some of the most common myths and misunderstandings: Myth 1: Mindfulness is just about meditation,...
Executive Coaching & Fierce Compassion – The Game Changer
Has someone ever held you with fierce compassion? Told it to you like it is, in a way that may have shocked you, but stuck with you for a long time? Some call it tough love. But I recently heard of it translated another way, as “fierce compassion.” For those of...
How to Clear Your Career Path
When you’re not where you really want to be in regard to a career path that is truly fulfilling, there is a good deal of evidence that talks about the need to start with the end in mind and work backwards. Another way to state it is to determine your goals, write...
Considering a Major Career Change? 3 Signs You’re Ready
If we were to look at work as a large aspect of what gives our lives meaning, we could see why the average American considers a change 6-7 times over the decades of working for a living. What is important and what drives us changes throughout our lifespan. Feeling...
Making Peace with Time Management…and Your Inbox
Frazzled clients speak of long hours filled with email, phone calls, meetings, social media conversations, and personal distractions. They tell me they are constantly putting out fires all day, only to forget where they left off when the day started. They are simply...
How to Have Some Fun with Your Accountability (Seriously!)
I was having one of those bad days – I mean, really bad days. Nothing seemed to be working right. It was almost comical. The stoplights even turned red as I approached them. (They really did.) I didn’t want to tell anyone about it, when I was reminded of a great...
Developing Executive Presence
You know it when you see it. Executive presence. Obama has it. So does Sheryl Sandberg. George Clooney definitely has it. There’s that confidence and delivery. There’s that way they walk into a room. What is it about them? And is it teachable? In her book, Executive...
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