EQ at Work One of the first leadership conferences I organized at work, was in 2001, and we had a full day booked with 5 speakers. The audience was about 500 corporate leaders across Technology, Legal, Finance & Human Resources departments. I remember the keynote speaker was talking about emotional resilience and said something like this: Think …
What is your greatest strength? I’m in a performance review with my boss at the time and he’s telling me that I have “too much enthusiasm” and I may want to tone it down a bit. I could feel my face contorting in a surprised scowl and I was like whaaaaat? Apparently, he had received …
Who is rubbing off on you? You ever walk into a room for a meeting and you feel like you could cut the tension with a knife? Maybe there is a conflict going on or maybe no one is saying anything at all but you can just feel the negativity. I remember taking notes in …
Let’s uncover the truth A very large, dead branch fell from a tree a few weeks back and crashed down onto the front side panel of my car. It created dents in several places and cracked my windshield. I called in an insurance claim and brought it to an auto body place near me. I …
Let’s uncover the truth A very large, dead branch fell from a tree a few weeks back and crashed down onto the front side panel of my car. It created dents in several places and cracked my windshield. I called in an insurance claim and brought it to an auto body place near me. …
Defining Yourself When I first got clean at 24, I was: angry, scared, ashamed, guilty, used up, and unsure of who I was and what I wanted. I knew I liked to work, please my boss, get things done on time, and also, I liked to dance, feel high, laugh, eat burgers and pizza, and …
Leadership and Culture at Work I get to train a group of Real Estate Execs next week and I’m really excited about it. They are going to dive deep into learning more about themselves, the board of directors, as they work together in their Association. As an Authorized Partner with Wiley & Sons Everything DiSC …
Saying “no” can be a healthy practice Why do I find it so hard to say “no” to people? “This feels wrong.” “I don’t want to disappoint them.” This is what I think to myself about why it’s so hard. There are probably a lot of reasons why it might be hard but one reason immediately …
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Are you a top performer? I don’t know about you but when someone else makes a mistake it’s usually quite easy for me to have compassion and let go of judgment and resentment. However, when I make a mistake, my inner critic is not so kind. No one is perfect. In fact, when I got …
The six human needs we all have and how to get yours met If you know me at all, then you know I’m kind of a geek when it comes to personal development. I’ve been on this journey a long time. I love learning new things about myself (even when it hurts) and I’m …
