Leadership
Stop Thinking. Start Doing.
Stop Thinking. Start Doing. How often do you spend more time thinking about what you need to do vs. actually doing it? Thinking about something may give an illusion that you’re working on it, but how productive are you unless you take action? Here are some tips for better time management: 1. Track…
Read MoreHow empathetic are you?
How Empathetic Are You? Empathy – if you could rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most empathetic, how would you rate yourself? Looking at the same scale, how would you rate your manager? How would you rate your senior leadership team? Empathetic Leadership is a term that comes up…
Read MoreAre You Reacting or Are You Responding?
Are You Responding or Are You Reacting? I think we’ve all been there at some point – wishing we wouldn’t have let our emotions take over our logic. And why do we do it? Because it’s easier. It takes very little to no control to simply react in a situation. The brain doesn’t…
Read MoreConfident Employees Make Stronger and Happier Companies
Confident Employees Make Stronger, Happier Companies When you have it, it’s amazing. When you don’t, it can be very uncomfortable. That’s confidence. It ebbs and flows. Being put into a new position or on a new project may chip away at confidence. While completely normal, it can feel disconcerting. Sometimes it goes deeper. When…
Read More5 Ways a Lack of Confidence May Be Holding You Back in Your Career
5 Ways a Lack of Confidence May Be Holding You Back in Your Career Confidence ebbs and flows. It’s here one day, gone the next. And while many think of confidence as being a trait – it’s not. It’s a skill. It’s a skill that can be developed and maintained, but it first takes…
Read MoreThinking vs. Doing
Thinking vs. Doing How often do you spend more time thinking about what you need to do vs. actually doing it? Thinking about something may give an illusion that you’re working on it, but how productive are you unless you take action? Here are some tips for better time management: 1. Track how…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Tomorrow Do You Want?
What Kind of Tomorrow Do You Want? I’m a complete “quote” nerd. If I search “motivational quotes” on Pinterest, I can easily get sucked in and let life pass me by, saving the great ones to reference back to later. And there are a lot of great ones. Some have a way of making…
Read MoreThe One Thing to Know When Comparing Yourself to Others
Comparing Yourself to Others We live in a super comparative world. Social media has certainly played its role in allowing us to see the ultimate lives that people outwardly project. In the comfort of our own homes, we sit behind our computer screens or phones and check out what everyone is doing, wondering why…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Power Word?
Choose Your Power Word When you feel your absolute best, what one word would you use to describe it? That’s your power word. And that one word can pack a lot of punch. I recall years back when I had an exceptional day. Nothing specific made it exceptional – it just was. I felt…
Read MoreWhat if we’ve misunderstood confidence all along?
Confidence – misunderstood? What if we’ve misunderstood confidence all along? What if we’ve gone years without allowing ourselves to fully experience it because we were waiting for certain events to happen in order to get it? We have turned confidence into an “If/Then” or “When/Then” statement. “If I lose 20 pounds, then I’ll feel confident.” “If I…
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