It’s not enough to do what’s right, to sustain good habits you have to want what’s right. A much more challenging task. Lately I’ve been reading The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, because I want to understand how to dig beneath the most deep-seated of daily challenges. The habits we keep...
It's easier to get to the next level with someone showing you the way. Who's helping you find your next foothold? Do they know how important they are to you? (Hint: tell them.) Who are you creating a path for? Do they know? Help them along. Someday they may strike out in a direction you want to...
It’s been a tense week here in DC – in the news and in the house – as my furloughed husband putters around unable to work for the people; our family income literally held hostage to dysfunctional leadership. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. As tempting as it is to withhold genuine...
You like to think you’re unique and special. And you are! But psychology tells us that you have important things in common with others that can give you a short-cut to self-knowledge and your personal brand. If you could answer the question “what am I?” quickly and easily, would you want to know...
There is simply no getting around the fact that difficult people will be in your life, but what about when they’re your boss? Or your partner? Or your most talented staff member? That’s when things get sticky for most of us. And by sticky I mean that the level of stress in our live pops the charts...
We all know a toxic employee or two, but do we stop to think about the cost of that person to the company or the mission? If you're managing them, you should be! Here's a quick cheat sheet to identify and strategize on how to deal with the most common toxic employee types. Originally on: Get VOIP...
How do you talk about abuse if you're a survivor? What do you tell children about abuse? Surviving abuse is one of the most challenging things to talk to anyone about, much less your children, and yet it can be so important to anyone's sense of power to talk about the most awful things....
It's the end of the year! If you're like us you're tempted to run around in circles just trying to get it all done. Dana gives us a reminder—and tools—to bring a more intentional close to 2014. —InPower Editors Think it’s too early to plan 2015? Nope! Now’s the best time. Plan ahead. But don’t...
It often surprises my executive coaching clients how important their emotions are to their workplace success. Most of us have been trained to keep our emotions out of the office, so we let lag an ongoing investment in our Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Part of the problem is that investing in...
Does someone with leadership presence always make a good leader? Can someone without presence lead effectively? Many career gurus will say leadership presence is essential to becoming a good, and ladder-climbing, leader. In my experience, however, many good leaders get ahead with only a mild...
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