4 Questions to Help You Get Unstuck

When we’re stuck, there is often a sense of shame or guilt that accompanies the inability to move forward. This, in turn, demotivates us, and instead of going out to conquer the world we huddle under a blanket and binge-watch the longest TV series we can find. Find out how to get unstuck!

3 Ways to Turn Anxiety into Energy

3 Ways to Turn Anxiety into Energy

How often do you find yourself with one foot on the gas and one on the brake, ready to jump into a new career, business, or position but too anxious and fearful to wade into the unknown?

What if there was a way to harness that anxious energy and turn it into forward momentum? Here are three ways to do exactly that.

Imposter Syndrome

One Simple Step to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is a crippling fear of not being good enough. Here’s a simple solution to start overcoming it.

How to Identify Your Triggers

How to Recognize Your Triggers

How often have you found yourself reacting to a situation in a way that may not have been the most productive? For many of us, when we get triggered we go on autopilot and react unconsciously. Depending on the individual, this can show up as aggression, fear, defensiveness, or withdrawal. The results can damage relationships, reduce our effectiveness as leaders, and keep us from our full potential.

So, how can we work with these triggers and their resulting emotions?

shame_Leadership

How to Release Shame and Lead as Your True Self

For leaders, shame shows up as a constant, sometimes subconscious story. Like the prodigal son, we feel grossly inadequate, deeply flawed, or humiliated. Chronic shame can keep us from speaking our minds, contributing to our team, or making important decisions.

In a deep way that may not be readily apparent, we seek forgiveness. As the son confessed to his father, our first step in navigating shame is to recognize and name it. Gently, and with a great deal of self-compassion, we can acknowledge its presence.

Leadership in a post-COVID world

5 Keys to Leadership in a Post-COVID World

There is no question that COVID has, and will, affect business in profound and unseen ways. McKinsey & Co. has posted 52 updates covering specific examples of this influence. Leaders need to pivot and adjust to a business world that is on the precipice of deep, lasting change. We’re not ever “going back to normal.”…
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Compassion and Community in Leadership

A Culture of Compassion and Community

Put these tips into practice both with your own thinking and with your teams. Creating an environment that is conducive to learning is a key practice in fostering innovation, creativity, and success.

Mindfulness Meditation

Learn a basic mindfulness practice that will help you choose the actions that best serve your goals.

Are You Acting on Faith or Fear?

Every day we make countless unconscious decisions, from how we brush our teeth to which route to take to work. Some of these seemingly minor decisions add up and contribute to our way of being, or how we see the world.

creative problem solving

How to Boost Creative Problem-Solving Skills

We all have those sticky, tough problems that seem to keep returning until we deal with them. Creative problem solving is a critical skill for leaders to develop both in themselves and in their teams and employees. Tough problems persist because they aren’t easily solvable with our current way of thinking.