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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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Leadership

10 Bad Habits that Hinder Performance

We tend to go through our days robotically. If you look closely and honestly at yourself, you will discover that…
Leadership

10 Ways your Behavior Conflicts with Success

If you are a successful leader who has moved up the organizational ladder quickly, you may have accomplished this while…
Leadership

Be a Better Manager with the Help of AI 

AI’s role in the workplace is moving into a new phase. More people are embracing it at work and see…
Life

How to Design your Life 

I was recently asked a thoughtful question by an interviewer that I have never been asked before. The question is…
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Career

How to Make Yourself an Invaluable Member of the Team At Work

It’s important to feel good about yourself in your position at your company. It makes a big difference in your…
Health, Wellness

Solid Strategies to Deal with Anxiety 

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in their lives, even those who aren’t typically anxious. Anxiety becomes problematic when you…
Leadership

Let Go Of Victimhood and Choose A Survivor Mentality

I recently experienced a coaching engagement with the leadership team of a company that had undergone a reorganization. As the…
Career

‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ are Positions Everyone Should Want 

It has been quite a year of TikTok trends, but these viral movements aren’t about fashion or the latest food…
Leadership

The Power of Empathy

My mother taught me an empathy lesson when I was five years old that stays with me today.  I had…
Accountability, Leadership

Workplace Harassment Prevention Needs To Start At The Top

Bad behavior at work is once again in the spotlight as new research shows a significant portion of workers, especially…
Leadership

Why Projects Fail 

Have you ever had a big project fail, leaving you with your head in your hands? Unfortunately, it happens often…
Life, Wellness

The Hidden Stresses that Drag You Down and How to Tackle Them

If you’re like many leaders, you may feel you have the ideal life. You have a good job that pays…
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