Driving Happiness
Like most states of well-being, happiness is underrated. While we know that reducing stress can prolong our lives, wanting happiness—perhaps the inverse of stress—can sound idealistic. “Sure”, we might think, “I’d love to be happy, but I’ve got work to do, people to manage, a family to support.” Being happy elevates our enjoyment Read more
My Two Left Leadership Feet
Entering through a side door near the parking lot, we found ourselves in the hall with a smattering of confident instructors and tentative students. I wanted to run. I wanted to turn back the clock. I wanted to be invisible. As I anxiously evaluated my realistic options, the instructors briefly explained how to organize Read more
Nirvana at the Bottom of My Inbox
It was the sunshine and overnight getaway that motivated me to tend to the bottom of my inbox, and a lightly scheduled workday that made it possible. For me, those last non-urgent email messages are not postponed so much as reserved. They represent rich and stimulating ideas that help me reflect and find clarity. In Read more
A Self-Talk Hack for 2017
From New Year’s Eve resolutions to annual professional development goals, our struggles may start as early as the planning phase. How do we choose the most important thing to accomplish? And then, how do we push through the obstacles that we can already anticipate? A simple self-talk hack can help. The way Read more
Building Emotional Intelligence Makes Leaders
A new acquaintance recently asked me my position on whether leaders are born or made. She referenced a colleague who she felt was predisposed to never excel at leadership. We all know someone who appears to be too shy, too aggressive or too analytical to be leadership material. Maybe we have been perceived as that Read more
