What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~T.S. Eliot Have you ever been faced with a situation that requires you to make a difficult choice? Has that choice ever included acknowledging an ending or a loss? […]
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Adding Gratitude to your Leadership Journey
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” Gladys Brown Stern As I write this article, we are in “the holiday season” where many cultures and religions turn their attention toward a giving energy, often through gift giving. I want to use this time to invite you all to consciously shift your energy from last minute […]
Leadership Challenge: Asking for Help
Leadership is knowing when to ask for help, accepting it with grace, and learning how to offer it. “ ~ Larysa Slobodian My first job out of college, I was project engineer. I was managing a construction project at a large candy manufacturer in New Jersey, (think plain or peanut). Projects at this client were […]
Leadership is Facing Your Fears
“So let me assert my firm belief that we have nothing to fear, but fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt Ask people about their fears and you are likely to get a puzzled look in response. Our culture does not embrace adults talking about their fears, (unless we are asking children about their fears). It is […]
Recharging Your Leadership through Self Care
Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest” ~ Ashleigh Brilliant, English Author and Cartoonist It is the end of your day and you have been busy on your cell phone, planning meetings, coordinating with clients, co workers, family and friends. It has been a full and productive day […]
What Stays the Same, Stays the Same: The Impact of Inertia
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt Do you remember learning about inertia? You probably learned about inertia in physics at one point in your life. Sir Isaac Newton describes […]
Leadership and Recognition
“Recognition is the one resource that you can always provide, regardless of the economy, the budget, the weather, or the stock market.” Larysa Slobodian Recently I attended a marvelous event. It was a dinner to celebrate the welcoming of associates into the partnership of a business. To put this into context, this achievement was a […]