We all know how important it is to connect with loved ones during this time of Pandemic but how about using this time to connect with new folks. Expanding your network now will help build amazing support for you coming out of this time. How to do it1. If you are in a virtual conference, […]
Jane Fraser will be the next CEO of Citibank. She is the first woman chosen to be the CEO of a major money-centered bank. A remarkable accomplishment that is well overdue given the remarkable experiences she’s accrued over the course of her career While we will all watch how she meets the challenges of banking
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We’re entering a new phase of the Pandemic. We’ve mastered the arts of working from home, social distancing with friends, hanging out with our family (all the time) and finding new entertainment in the absence of our usual summer activities. Now, however, the real work begins. Kids are returning to school; work begins to gear
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I was talking to a friend the other day and she mentioned how much more productive she is when she starts with an idea about something rather than feeling like she has to take some kind of action. She referred to the latter as coming from a place of anxiety whereas the former comes from
No one wants to look stupid, but sometimes it’s okay to be stupid. I’m always surprised about how dumb I was 2 weeks ago and my recognizing that helps me forgive myself and take a risk on something else that I may not know how to do. The practice of reaching beyond what you know
Most organizations love to say that their people come first and then the business strategy. That phrase is designed to help people think you like them more than the business but that is not what people want to hear. What they want to hear is what the business is all about and how they can
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My copies of Strategy Driven Leadership arrived at my door this week. Dr. Jonas Salk, the pioneer researcher who developed the polio vaccine while working here at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was once quoted as stating that “our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.” Forebearers of the Iroquois Nation understood the
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How do you like being called a millennial or boomer? I can certainly agree that being called a Globalist would be cool as it would kind of mandate that you have to travel around the world to maintain that moniker. Yesterday, I had the pleasure to hear Anna Liotta, the current president of the National
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important skills that are used every day in our work settings. My primary concern is about the fact that many senior business leaders continue to think of “hard skills” as being those that drive business success while the other skills are nice to have and help people feel better in the workplace. Soft skills, as
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You are what you think: Pay attention to the self-talk you say to yourself. If your thoughts start getting negative then turn them off and say something positive. The technique is known as “thought-stopping” and there is a satirical video done by TV psychologist Bob Newhart in which he demonstrates this technique . Use affirmations:
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