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Building a Resilient Mindset: Leadership Lessons from a Former Navy SEAL
As the country heads toward reopening, we won’t just be able to toggle back to business as usual. Every employee will be returning to work with varying levels of anxiety. Some may have lost a person close to them. Some may feel fatigued from living through weeks of...
The 3 G’s To Help Leaders Reflect and Refuel
During the 3 minutes it will take you to read this post, you’ll probably get an email with COVID-19 in the subject line, a text, a social media update or a missed call. Let 30 minutes pass, and you could be swimming in unanswered inbounds. A steady diet of requests for...
Will You Become a Better Leader as a Result of this Crucible?
One of the most challenging things about life these days is the ability to choose how we spend our time. Suddenly, the routines that we relied on to navigate our days have been stripped away. We’ve been thrown off the well-rutted trails that helped dictate when to rise,...
Self-Leadership in the Age of Isolation
Over the past 15 years, I have been honored to explore and debate the intersection of power and leadership with my friend and Center of Executive Excellence Co-Founder, Dr. Tony Baron. Before our paths crossed, Tony had established himself as one of America’s most sought...
3 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Lead Your Team Through This Crisis
You’re probably getting flooded with free advice right now. You suddenly have access to everything from ways to indulge yourself without breaking the budget, to virtual art and culture exhibits to unlimited, free training and development during the coronavirus. The options...
Timely Lessons from Ken and Margie Blanchard on Leading Through a Crisis
During the financial crisis of 2008, I was completing my MBA at the Ken Blanchard College of Business at Grand Canyon University. The program was a blend of online classes punctuated by 3-day residencies at Blanchard’s headquarters in San Diego. It was a magical time of...
14 Ways Leaders Can Build Their Resilience And Transform Their Business
The article below was first published March 30, 2020, on the Forbes Coaches Council website. As a Forbes contributor, I am honored to have my answer featured and hope that you find this article helpful as you navigate resiliency as a leader. - Sheri Nasim To be a great...
6 New Books to Read By, For and About Women
Women’s History Month is officially here. We’re sharing some of the latest works by, about and for women to celebrate. This collection of six titles includes a blend of fiction and nonfiction, featuring women with unique viewpoints, and riveting stories of resistance and...
8 Women From History Who Defied the Odds and Claimed Their Leadership Role
Picture a leader. Do you see a woman? If not, you aren’t alone. A 2018 study published in the Academy of Management Journal confirms that getting recognized as a leader is more difficult for women than for men. Yet, history is filled with women who defied the norms...
How to Avoid Disconnection Syndrome By Reclaiming Your Brain
In 1960’s America, hairstyles were getting longer, trust in institutions was getting thinner, and drug use was on the rise. The “turn on, tune in, drop out” counterculture movement popularized by Timothy Leary terrified parents, pastors, and politicians alike as...
Are You Still Listening? A Leadership Lesson from Pandora
I concentrate better with music playing in the background. I especially enjoy dropping in the name of a song or artist on Pandora Radio and letting it find music with interesting similarities. Pandora happily plays whatever I’m in the mood for while I work away, until...I...
You Don’t Grab the Bananas Around Here: A Tale of Cultural Antibodies to Effective Leadership Training
Can you relate to this story? Four monkeys are sitting in a cage staring at a bunch of bananas accessible only by a ladder hanging from the roof. Whenever the monkeys try to climb the ladder to reach the bananas, a blast of cold water blocks them. After a few days,...