Hello! Good Morning! How are you today? Did you know these three phrases can start the morning right for you and for everyone you meet on the way into your office? As a manager of even a small team, these words can make a big
Watching the highest level of professional athletes is an exhilarating experience. Two events are fresh in my mind: The FIFA World Cup soccer championship in British Columbia when the United States women beat Japan and Wimbledon where tennis players Williams and Djokovic won the
As a Leader, Do You Comprehend the Power of Personality? Artists, painters, clothing designers, web designers, and many other professions need to understand the color pallet to be terrific at what they produce. Carolyn Bendall (be sure to connect with her on LinkedIn), editor
Is Ambiguity a gift or a problem? As a leader, “Let’s nail this down!” a familiar American idiom, sounds like the most productive thing to do, right? You are getting to the point, ruling out bad options and moving forward. Not so fast! It
Are you a classical music lover? I know it is hard to compete with the Beatles, Neil Diamond, Gladys Knight, or popular rap artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West or Eminem. Chances are, however, you recognize Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s (translated into English as
Charisma comes from the Greek word, kharisma, and anciently it referred to divinely conferred power or talent. Starting in the 1950s the term has gained popularity, perhaps more in the personal success world than the corporate world. I think it is time to make
Understand the difference between creative tension and tension stress and you’ll have new breakthroughs in personal productivity. Many executives and futurists are saying that the world is experiencing another paradigm shift. A paradigm is a mental model of how we see the world and
Written in honor of Women’s History Month We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us and I’m in awe of the women who paved the way so I could grow up in a world where I not just believed but
Is email the bane of your existence or a beneficial boon to productivity? You may agree with my coaching client when she said, “Email is the bane of my existence.” I had not heard that term for a long time but thought it was
Ego + Humility = Charismatic Leader – Really? Ego plus humility equals a charismatic leader sounds like an oxymoron. However it is true. To be a charismatic leader you need to have a healthy ego tempered by humility. This means that even though you are not formally