Rising Above Bullying: How Can We Do It and Make it Stick?

Posted by on Aug 7, 2017 in Blog, Executive Coaching, Executive Leadership, Intentions, Leadership, Values and Core Beliefs, Women in the Workplace | 0 comments Bullying behaviors are on the rise. And though these behaviors should be universally reviled, that isn’t what always happens. When people see these behaviors modeled by those in high profile positions and extensively covered by the media, the result can be social influence favoring this behavior. Young people are especially influenced by behaviors modeled by people in positions of authority...
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How Will We Activate the Power of Positivity for 2017?

Posted by on Jan 10, 2017 in Blog, Intentions, Values and Core Beliefs | 0 comments How are you feeling about 2017? Are you happy, sad, enthusiastic, fearful, excited, worried, optimistic, pessimistic, uncertain, conflicted? You might be feeling all of these emotions and many more on a moment by moment basis as 2017 gets going. And since we’re all human and subject to our evolutionary programming, we have what’s called a negativity bias. That means we are naturally more...
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What’s Holding You Back?

Posted by on Sep 8, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Values and Core Beliefs | 0 comments Humans are hard-wired to react quickly to danger or threats to ensure survival. And though the types of danger and threats we face today are very different from those our cave-dwelling ancestors faced, the impact on our lives is just as profound, perhaps even more so. The challenges of our modern lives are vastly different from the ones we faced when we were hunters and gatherers so long ago....
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What Can Practicing Mindfulness Do For You?

Posted by on Aug 4, 2015 in Blog, Intentions | 0 comments With its origins in ancient Buddhist meditation practices, mindfulness has been practiced for a very long time – about 2500 years. Mindfulness techniques have traditionally been employed for spiritual development, to strengthen concentration, to unlock human potential, and to achieve a state of inner peace. Over the last 35 years, mindfulness has been extensively researched by scientists so...
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Decisions, Decisions! What Works to Improve Decision-Making?

Posted by on Jun 7, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Leadership | 0 comments The quality of the judgements and decisions we make all day, every day has a huge impact on the outcomes we achieve both personally and professionally. And, despite substantial knowledge and experience, we make errors in judgements and choices that are systematic and recur predictably in particular circumstances. These errors are known as cognitive biases, intuitive preferences that violate...
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Happiness: Is It a Public or Private Concern and What Do We Want to Do About It?

Posted by on May 6, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Values and Core Beliefs | 0 comments Who is responsible for our happiness; is it a public or private responsibility? The United States Declaration of Independence says we have an inalienable right to pursue happiness, and that it is the responsibility of governments to protect this right. Beyond protecting our right to pursue happiness on an individual basis, what additional expectations do we have of our leadership –...
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