EY, the Global consulting firm, recently surveyed their 9700 full-time workers and found nearly one -third responded that managing their work and personal lives has become more difficult. They want competitive pay and benefits, flex-time, without a formal agreement, paid parental leave, less overtime, and the ability to unplug when they need to focus on their personal lives. See article:
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Previously I have written several posts on emotional intelligence and described the importance of it for both career and personal success.
I’m pleased to announce a new offering in my coaching practice. I have just completed an intensive certification program in coaching social and emotional intelligence, and am pleased to announce that I am now a Social + Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach®.
What this means is that I have a wide array of new tools and materials available for ...
Continue Reading →A recent article in the NY Times addressed the issue of how positive thinking can hinder goal attainment. In study after study the author told how those people who focused on “happy thoughts”, eliminated “negative self-talk”, and fantasized about their wishes coming true, received negative results. These populations included graduate students looking for a job and those who wanted to lose weight.
But neither did dwelling on the obstacles to goal attainment produce positive results. What they did find was that ...
Continue Reading →Leadership Development is the top challenge for organizations, according to the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2014 report, a survey of 2,532 business and HR leaders at organizations in 94 countries.
As baby boomers approach retirement, new leaders need to be prepared to take the reigns and move the organization forward. These leaders need to be adaptable and visionary , as well as good managers . But leadership training shouldn’t include just the top levels of the organization, but the lower ...
Continue Reading →Are you happy at work? Sharon Salzberg defines the Eight Pillars of Happiness in the Workplace in her new book, Real Happiness at Work.
Balance: The ability to differentiate between who you are and your job title
Concentration: Being able to focus without being distracted
Resilience: The ability to recover from defeat, frustration or failure
Communication and Connection: Understanding that everything we do and say can enhance or hinder connection
Integrity: Bringing your deepest ethical values to the workplace
Meaning: ...
Continue Reading →Pope Francis has exercised humility by questioning the mission of the church in the world. This has contributed to his popularity with Catholics as well as those of other faiths. He also exhibits many management and leadership competencies that are applicable in the capitalist world.
1. He lives by example.
Jesuit priests take a vow of poverty. He declined to move into a lavish papal apartment, but lives among the other people inhabiting the Vatican community.
2. He ...
The first big assignment for Tony LaRussa, the newly appointed chief baseball officer for the National League Arizona Diamondbacks, was to visit South Bend, Indiana; Visalia, California; Mobile, Alabama and Reno, Nevada. These cities are the locations of the club’s minor league affiliates, and showcase the high potentials for promotion to the big leagues.
By visiting the clubs, LaRussa gets baseline knowledge without embellishment or withholding of negative news. This brutal honesty reaches him firsthand without the skewing that can ...
Continue Reading →The MBTI ( Myers Briggs) is the most widely used personality type in the world. I provide MBTI workshops focused on leadership and communication to improve individual and team performance. Participants in these workshops leave with tools to improve their leadership and communication skills.
When interacting with others, individuals tend to initially filter and interpret what they hear and see differently based on their type preferences. So, the more you know about a colleague’s type, the more quickly you can learn ...
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