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A leader once said to me, “They asked me to teach the class of new managers how I make business decisions. I have absolutely no idea where to start.” I have seen leaders experience two common reactions when asked to teach: excitement at the idea of teaching what they know and paralyzing uncertainty ...
Good leaders always stay updated with the most efficient techniques to get the work done. They become a go-getter or a go-in-between whenever necessary! They are entrepreneurs of meaning and architects of collaboration. In a survey by the Center for Creative Leadership of 128 senior-level executives...
Key takeaways: Sports promote, teaches and fosters valuable leadership skills and lessons for both participants and spectators. Resiliency is a key ingredient for finding success as a leader in difficult situations. “So what, now what” : a game-changing mindset for leaders. The phrase “so what, now ...
Today’s workplace has changed so much due to the increased speed of information, globalization, technology, demographics of the workforce and the COVID-19 Pandemic. This has forced leaders in this new normal to be agile or be left behind. In fact, statistics show that in 1982, information doubled ev...
Coaches are always looking for ways to get the best performance or championship effort out of their athletes. There are hundreds of tactics and tricks to influence athletes into putting forth determination. A well-known motivation theory can improve performance and help motivate athletes to give tha...
One of the theories mentioned by Yuval Harari in his best seller Sapiens is that our language may have evolved as a way of gossiping. Being a social animal, homo sapiens would have developed the language not only to share the whereabouts of bison or lions but, most importantly, for them to know who ...
As a leader in a team or an organization, it's crucial to train people to learn knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). That is why U.S. organizations spent approximately $83 billion on formal training programs in 2020, and investment in training is expected to continue to grow in the long term (Tra...
Sports bring a wide range of emotions and feelings. Athletes are faced with a constant stream of them that change drastically in and out of competition. Emotions vary a lot, but they all stem from five main feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, fear and shame. Athletes often face all five during a s...
Latinx have been identified as the largest ethnic or racial minority within the United States. Latina youth have the opportunity to shape the workforce and their communities. But these students need resources today to become the leaders of tomorrow. There’s just one problem: Little research has been...
Individuals who work for bully bosses experience injury to their well-being and job performance. [See our earlier blog — “Working for Bully Bosses 101 ” — for an introduction to the topic.] It is natural, then, for targets of bullies to look for strategies they can use to cope with their bosses' be...
