By: Tamara Schwarting,CEO, 1628 Ltd Thirty years from now when people think back on you and your career, what will they remember? Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers, encourages us that “Our Legacy isn’t the work, it’s the people.” If that’s true, then we should strive to and plan to leave behind more [...]
by Cy Wakeman The New York Times bestselling author of Reality-Based Leadership rejects the current fad of "engaging" employees and the emotional drama of "meeting their needs"--returning leadership to leaders and productivity to businesses. For years now, leaders in almost every industry have accepted two completely false assumptions--that change is hard, and that engagement drives results. [...]
by Jon Gordon We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy [...]
By: Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Professional Speaker, and Executive Coach for Caroline Dowd-Higgins - Career Consultant The donuts are there to greet you in the break room…the Diet Coke is the “perfect fix” for getting through the afternoon…it’s so much easier to “push through” rather than get up from the desk to stretch… and so it [...]
By: Julie Holunga, Founder, Speaker, Trainer for Chinook Executive Solutions Everywhere we look, leaders are being told to "be themselves". Be authentic. Let your people see the real you. Be natural. Be mindful! (I’m so sick of that word…especially when it comes to being mindful when I eat!) I agree to be genuine. Bring [...]
By: Terry McDougall, President at Bright Beam Consulting Every day I talk with people who have big dreams and want to pursue them but don’t. They feel frustrated and stuck and aren't sure what to do about it. Deep down, they know exactly who they are and what will make them happy, but [...]
By: Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Professional Speaker and Executive Coach for Caroline Dowd-Higgins - Career Consultant For many of us, work is often characterized as “serious,” “nose-to-the-grindstone,” “no-nonsense” and “down to business.” There’s this idea that work is work and play is…well…for after work. In an INC column, Brendan Boyle, a partner at the design firm, [...]
By: Dana Massett, MBA, President at Planning Etc. LLC “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl You know the old adage “life isn’t fair.” Well, fair [...]
