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Life

Feelings, Emotions and Moods: How to Say What You are Experiencing

Aware or not, most people experience a wide range of emotions during an average day. And, these experiences are highly…
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Leadership

What is an Executive Coach?

During some point in your career, there may be an opportunity to consider hiring an executive coach. Whether you seek…
Leadership

Lead Your Team to Success: Ask The Right Questions

When Joel, a senior VP of sales, first began his executive coaching engagement with me, he was perplexed. His team had…
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Career, Life

Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable 

We tend to spend our lives in comfortable positions, and I don’t mean laying on the couch watching Netflix. When…
Leadership, Life

How to Make an Effective Apology

We learn how to say “I’m sorry” as soon as we are old enough to speak, but our apologies often…
Leadership, Life

Dealing with Defensiveness 

Defensiveness is an evil enemy. It gets in the way of personal and professional growth and success and it is…
Crisis Management

Freedom is Hindering Return to Work 

The road back to the office has been full of detours and even dead ends. Omicron has upended the world’s…
Leadership

Use your Motivators to Create Good Habits and Break the Bad 

At the beginning of a new year, many people make resolutions they want to stick to – be more mindful,…
Accountability

It’s Time to Look in the Mirror

Great leaders know how to set clear expectations and standards for their teams. It requires transparency and strong communication skills…
Health, Life

We are Beyond Burnout

People are being asked to do a lot more with a lot less these days. There are fewer workers doing the same amount of work…
Life

Why We Need To Celebrate Minor Milestones

We all have lofty goals in life, whether it’s to get a promotion, lose weight, finish a degree, buy a…
Leadership, Life

How to Improve your Productivity by Prioritizing Effectively 

We generally approach prioritizing our tasks in an elementary way: what’s the most important thing for me to get done today? Even if…
Life, Mental Fitness

How Early Experiences can Enhance Resilience 

Fifty years ago, I was one of the 386 girls who walked through the doors of Lane Tech High School for the first time.…
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Leadership, Mental Fitness

Mental Health at Work Should No Longer Be Taboo

When we think of fitness, we think of exercise, diet and getting enough sleep. These are certainly great for our…
Career

The Great Resignation Gives Employees the Upper Hand

The Great Resignation is real, hitting virtually all industries and breaking labor records month after month. The U.S. Bureau of…
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