Create Goals Instead of Resolutions in 2024
How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution on December 31st at midnight with all the intention of making it a reality? And then, it doesn’t happen. Or you know friends and family who make New Year’s resolutions every year and every year they don’t make them happen. There is a reason for…
Read MoreManaging Conflict in Your Team
Conflict is an inevitable part of any workplace, especially in diverse teams where individuals with varying backgrounds and perspectives come together. Just to be clear, disagreeing is not conflict. Disagreeing can shift the lens and spark new ideas. Conflicts can strain relationships and break down team cohesiveness. As a leader, your role in managing conflicts…
Read MoreStrategies for Managing a Toxic Workplace
In an ideal world, each one of us would wake up excited to tackle the challenges of a new workday, brimming with enthusiasm for the tasks at hand. Yet, the reality often falls short of this aspiration. Many of us find ourselves grappling with toxic workplaces, environments that drain our energy, sap our motivation, and…
Read MoreStopping Self-Sabotage
As leaders and managers, we often find ourselves in situations where we are our own worst enemy. We stand in our own way, sabotaging our own success. Self-sabotage is when we consciously or unconsciously prevent ourselves from reaching our goals. You can change your self-limiting beliefs by identifying them, understanding why you hold them, and…
Read MoreStrategies to Develop and Strengthen Your Leadership Skills
Some people assume that being a boss or manager automatically makes them a great leader. I think we all know that isn’t true. The difference between a boss and a leader is that a boss merely manages their team, while a leader inspires and motivates them to achieve incredible things. Developing and strengthening leadership skills…
Read MoreCreate Goals, Not Resolutions for 2023
How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution on December 31st at midnight with all the intention of making it a reality? And then, it doesn’t happen. Or you know friends and family who make New Year’s resolutions every year and every year they don’t make them happen. There is a reason for…
Read MoreHoliday Stress and Tips to Lower It
Shopping, cooking, decorating, having family and friends over, can be stressful in itself, and yet, it all builds on top of our everyday stress. Holiday stress and tips to lower it can be an opportunity to rethink how you celebrate the holidays. Use these tips to lower your stress during the holidays to make sure…
Read MoreLeadership Can Be a Lonely Place
Leadership can be a lonely place, if you let it. There are still leaders out there that put walls between themselves and their teams, thinking if they get too close to their teams it could cloud their judgement or create an awkward situation. That can feel very isolating and lonely. The ultimate danger of that…
Read MoreWhat About Our Culture With a Hybrid Workforce?
Just being in the office isn’t enough to create culture. Culture takes intention and I am hearing from many executives, “What about our culture? With a hybrid workforce, I can’t maintain our culture.” My question back is, “why can’t you?” Their answer, “It is too hard.” They are not wrong. It is new and anything…
Read MoreHow to Shake Off Summer Brain
Unofficially, when we pass the Labor Day holiday, summer is in the rear-view mirror and fall is ahead. Yet, our attitude shifts a little during summer. We are outdoors more enjoying the weather, vacations/stay vacations happen, if you have kids, they’re out of school, socializing with friends and family. It is normal for this “summer…
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