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Mindfulness Moment: What engages you?
Are you constantly worried about what people think of you? Does your happiness fluctuate depending on your circumstances? It's time to stop that cycle. When you rely on people or circumstances or things to define your happiness, you will always be left feeling stressed,...
Ditch the Pyramid: Reimagining Leadership for the 21st Century
When we picture an organizational structure, typically a pyramid comes to mind. Under the pyramid model, power and privilege are concentrated at the top. It then trickles down through the ranks, leaving those at the bottom with the heaviest workload and the least...
Mindfulness Moment: Building the NEW
Change can be terrifying. What if I fail at the new thing? What if I look foolish? What if everyone laughs at me? What if. Change often brings about those two little words that send our thinking into a downward spiral. Only you can stop your brain and begin to...
Two Leadership Lessons from The Jungle Book
(Join me live on April 27 in San Diego where I will be co-hosting The Re:Imagine Leadership Summit with Dr. Tony Baron. Registration closes April 25). Last week, Disney returned to the story of The Jungle Book to the delight of yet another generation. The new...
Got What It Takes To Become a Great Place To Work®?
(Join me live on April 27 in San Diego where I will be co-hosting The Re:Imagine Leadership Summit with Dr. Tony Baron.) For 25 years, Great Place to Work® has studied the link between organizational culture and business performance. Last week, throngs of people from...
Mindfulness Moment: Listen to your own drum
It is often difficult to shut out the noise around us. The noise of those around us telling us what or who we should be. The noise of feeling envious of people or situations. The noise of our own thoughts causing us to doubt. You have inside you everything you need to...
13 Rules of Leadership by Colin Powell
(Join me live on April 27 in San Diego where I will be co-hosting The Re:Imagine Leadership Summit with Dr. Tony Baron.) “Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.” - Colin Powell Today is the birthday of the legendary...
Mindfulness Moment: You are stronger than you think
Are you filled with worry in this moment? Even as you’re reading this, are you fretting about paying your bills? Wondering how you’ll get through today? Or the month? Overwhelmed with a diagnosis of an illness? Perhaps the illness of a loved one? When you are filled with...
Mastering the Art of Delegation
Most leaders are naturally high achievers. Their schedules are busy, they keep long hours, and their drive is tireless. Unfortunately, they may also be overscheduled, buried under their work, and on the edge of burnout. Over time, both the leader and the organization...
Mindfulness Moment: Mindfulness takes practice
Sounds simple enough, right? Then why is it so difficult to stay focused on the present? Thoughts from the past creep into our mind holding us captive to feelings of regret, pain, worry. Thoughts from the future rob us of today by convincing us we are better off...
Mindfulness Moment: A beautifully flawed life
We often look to our circumstances to give us fulfillment. If only I had more money, if my health were better, if my spouse paid more attention to me. The “perfect scenario” is a lie we tell ourselves. The perfect scenario does not exist. Once you accept that life is...
The 4 Must Have Pieces of the Engagement Puzzle
In the past, business success was all about size. Today, it’s all about speed. But with speed, comes change, and change, as we know, creates fear. People don’t like change because it’s disruptive. Employees begin to disengage as they struggle to define where they fit...