How Are You Feeling - And Why Does it Matter?
So often when I ask a client this question, the response is an automatic “good” or “bad.” Then, when I share a list of over 200 emotions with them, they will say “wow, I had no idea there were SO MANY!”
The Key to Managing Stress: A Grounding In Emotional Intelligence
I’m curious how all of us can stay connected to our own Emotional Intelligence while our political leaders seem to be lacking it. With many politicians showing extremely low empathy, too much self-regard, lack of impulse control or sense of social responsibility, who out there in society is modeling for us high levels of emotional intelligence and achieving greater levels of success and happiness?
How to Truly Connect With Millennials, and What It Will Do For Your Business
The term “Millennial” is being brandished about these days like a bit of juicy gossip at a high society luncheon. If any one group has gotten this generation so utterly wrong, it is the mainstream media. Stories seem to vacillate from coddled crybabies who need a safe space to toddler CEOs seeking billion-dollar unicorn status.
Alternate Facts? Lies? Truth-Bending? How Can Connection Survive?
George Washington said, “I cannot tell a lie.” A popular nursery rhyme said that you can identify a liar by their pants on fire. And of course, who doesn’t remember the earworm from the 1980s, "Lies, Lies, Lies" by the Thompson Twins? No matter what the time or place, it seems that there is always some kind […]
Are You Hungry? Creating a Menu for Leadership Success
Starved for attention. Hungry for change. Thirsty for knowledge. We often speak about desire as we talk about dinner. We want something delicious. We want to be fed. And we definitely want second-helpings of all the good stuff. To be successful in leadership, you have to recognize and feed your hunger.