Whether or not you are feeling stressed at this time, there are likely people in your life who are coming to you with the things that they are stressed or worried about. Here are three things you can do to help them: First, if somebody contacts you to talk about the things that they’re upset […]
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You Can Go Anywhere You Want
If I ask you to imagine yourself right now standing in front of the Eiffel Tower holding an ice cream cone with your favorite ice cream in it, you could probably do that quite easily, even if you’ve never been to the Eiffel Tower. The mind has an amazing ability to imagine and conjure and […]
imagination, visualization, visualizeThe Write Stuff
One of the ways people are reducing social isolation is by connecting on social media… A very effective way that I have found to reduce that isolation is not high-tech, but it is high-touch, and that’s to write personal notes to people. Sometimes it’s just a note telling them that you are thinking about them […]
notes, WritingThe Stress Solution
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Stress, stress managementThe 5 Great Rules of Leadership
There are hundreds and hundreds of books available on effective leadership. And the number of books sold seems to be more of a reflection on the size of the market for management help than the number of key principles of effective management. So who am I to tell you what the 5 great rules are? […]
leadership, Leadership Development, leadership skillsKeeping a Journal
One of the most important things I do is writing regular notes about major projects, my practice, my personal life, and more. Journaling – and I write mine longhand and using a manual typewriter – is something I’ve been doing since childhood. And it’s not the act of going back through them that I find […]
Journal, Leadership Development, WritingHow to Cure “Podium Panic” – Fear of Public Speaking
Comedian Georgie Jessel said “the human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public…” And if you’re in a leadership position, chances are you find yourself addressing groups often, from the board of directors to your employees and their families at the company picnic. […]
Communication, Confidence, Public SpeakingLevis on the Stock Exchange – How’s Your Dress Code?
As the Levi-Strauss company prepares to re-join the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, employees of the NYSE are being encouraged to wear jeans to work. Normally that’s a no-no, but their trying to get into the jeans spirit, apparently! I figured it was only a matter of time before casual dress made it back […]
corporate dress policy, Dress code, NYSE, policyConfessions of a restaurant eavesdropper
[huge_it_share] I’m not nosy by nature, but sometimes I can’t help overhearing an interesting conversation. I often hear the best stuff in restaurants. Think you can’t learn a few things while having a corned beef special? Think again. Here’s one in a series of “confessions of a restaurant eavesdropper.” The other day, I was at a local […]
constructive feedback, difficult conversations, meeting in restaurantsWhat You Can Learn About Leadership from Anthony Weiner
The saga of embattled New York mayoral candidate and former US Congressman Anthony Weiner has been chronicled minute by minute in print, online and on broadcast news channels. While sex-related scandals involving politicians seem as old as politics itself, the story of Weiner’s sexting (most recently with Sydney Leathers) has a lesson for leaders in […]