Agility matters. Your ability to pivot and unlock the “potential of you” is critical at all life stages. Inspired by a conversation at the DLE leadership Program. You can check out the DLE Hub and see great programs and advice to own your career. This blog is inspired by a DLE breakfast meeting with former NFL player Watch…
Category: Leadership & Management
Managing Morale Killers
Morale is the level of enthusiasm, belief and investment in a person or group at a point in time that shows committment. It is embedded in workplace culture. In other words, it is one of those intangibles that makes the difference between an easy and a hard day; a good and a great job; and…
Why Laugh Out Loud (LOL)?
Admit it. We all LOL, even though we hate the term. When we find ourselves actually laughing out loud it feels good. Laughter produces an immediate major positive impact on our entire well being. And the effect lasts. Popularized in 1989, “LOL” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011. Does this mean it’s…
Join the NPC of the Berkshires Virtual Summitt
This is your personal invite to join the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Virtual Summit – on Nonprofit sustainability. Over my almost 40 year career I have been a champion of nonprofit organizations – focused on sustainability, nimbleness and responsiveness. The NPC’s Executive Director, Liana Toscanini, and the Marketing Manager, Elizabeth Stone, bring this…
Keep a Smile in a Drawer
During a crisis find time to smile instead of the natural inclination to worry, hunker down and get serious. We all need a pressure valve to release these intense feelings. Stefanie Johnson, Founder/ CEO of SwapIt, has made her life’s mission to have women look and feel their best. Finding joy is critical to…
Wisdom or Advice?
What’s the difference between advice and wisdom? Either way, I am talking. Are you listening? Go ahead it’s a 4 minute 27 second video on my best wisdom…live. With artwork by Deb Koffman. What’s Next Watch your non-verbal clues. Smile like you have a secret. And don’t avoid. Go forth and don’t be annoying!…
Why are Superheroes Important?
Life certainly is more interesting when a Superhero is around. Imagining our way out of a tricky predicament with a super power like, x-ray vision, air-bending or running at the speed of light are all forceful images. Why are we enamored, enthralled and overall gaga for Superheroes? Appearing in 2015, this is the…
Life Hack: Smile Like You Have A Secret
Everyone is searching for ways to make their life better and more meaningful. At every turn news clips, blogs and celebrities are showing us how to have more fun, detailing the items we need to buy that will transform our lives and telling us how to get what we want to be happy. I’ll…
What is the Psychology of Choosing to Suffer?
I write and speak about Managing Annoying People, mostly because I am annoying. Albeit, that’s not the whole story. Where does the annoying behavior start? Often it’s not the skill set, it is the behaviors. Case in point, my skill set is top of the line and my process forces a better product – so…