Note from the Editor: The staff of InPower women is taking some time off this week, as we hope you are, so we are reposting this popular post you may have missed. Happy Holidays! As an advocate for the underserved in her community, Gloria is recognized as a true leader. She’s smart, resourceful...
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The Importance of Care, in Business
Note from the Editor: The staff of InPower women is taking some time off this week, as we hope you are, so we are reposting this popular post you may have missed. Happy Holidays! I remember a time I spoke at a CIO conference, during the dot com bubble when hubris was in full swing. I was talking...
Staying Oriented to the Future In The Present Moment
We humans are funny. We find peace and reduced stress when we learn to live in the present moment and yet we are - by definition - always in motion towards a future of our own design. On the one hand we need to focus on getting our work done so we can leave at a reasonable time and go home to take...
INSPIRATION: Laugh Anyway
No matter what you celebrate, the end of the year should be a time of celebration and love. It doesn’t always work that way, of course. Sometimes tragedy tries to suck the joy from even the happiest times. This is the time when I find it easiest to lose focus on why we’re celebrating in the first...
Bully Boss Chat With Dana Theus (Video)
Last week I had the opportunity to join a couple of interesting folks in a HuffPostLive Google+ Hangout chat about bully bosses. You can watch the video interview below. I was surprised to have the interviewer push back on me when I took Steve Jobs’ to task for being a bully boss. Needless to say,...
2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 – Video)
January 1st is coming fast! If you’re like most of us, you’re knee-deep in year-end closing reports, next year budgets, family holiday planning and… stress! Work Life (much less balance!) at the end of the year is just crazy – largely because we’re scrambling to meet so many goals we set for...
2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 – Video)
January 1st is coming fast! If you’re like most of us, you’re knee-deep in year-end closing reports, next year budgets, family holiday planning and… stress! Work Life (much less balance!) at the end of the year is just crazy – largely because we’re scrambling to meet so many goals we set for...
2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 2 – Video)
If you haven’t started thinking about your goals for next 2013, you better get cracking! In this three part video series, and December webinar on the subject, we’re evaluating what makes a good goal statement – the kind that is more likely to be achieved! Simple goal statements like “in 2013 we...
INSPIRATION: Keep Breathing
December is here with its unique opportunities for joy, no sleep and deep relaxation. To get to the good stuff, we usually have to power through the end-of-year projects, plans, deliverables and impossible deadlines. It’s tempting to take a deep breath and try to see how far under water you can...
INSIGHT: Teetering
Do you see only madness ahead? Your future is what you make it, one decision at a time. It’s the last day of the second-to-last month of 2012 and we’re teetering on the edge of the holiday season. Are you headed over the brink to fall pell mell or planning a controlled decent? Your calendar...