Tension continues to pile on with one headline after the other. If it isn’t a health crisis, it’s economic or the commodities we all need—not to mention the tension in our culture around changes that impact all of us in one way or another. On top of that, you’re expected to lead in your company, your business, your community, and your home. How do you manage the stress…
Proximity can be an aspiration killer. When I was running my agency, I recall putting a policy in place for interns that they could not immediately be hired on to my staff until they joined another agency. Then they could boomerang if they’d like, but only after experiencing another work environment. They didn’t understand it. In fact, one of my intern’s parents called and tried to talk me…no,…
When you think about it, you didn’t come up with that notion at work. It’s a part of corporate culture. In fact, the word corporate means “one body,” so it only makes sense that it has been ingrained in you that being a standout is ultimately frowned upon. Shining is a no go, right? What a direct conflict to the word leadership. Recently, my client work has uncovered…
You may consider letting go of something if you want to keep it simple and work smarter. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt provides you with a tool that I share with clients. Watch this video and learn about the 4 D’s. Then circle back and tell me how much time you added to your day, your week, your life. Get some time on my books.
Bigger isn’t always better. In fact, sometimes it can be draining and produce a small return. Are you trying to do too much? It could be what’s slowing you down. In today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip, I give one example of how keeping it simple meant working smarter. These small yet smart actions allowed one of my mentor coaches to launch one an extremely successful practice in a short…
Ready to plan out how you’ll manage your and your team’s stress during this trying time? Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt guides you through with some questions that will support your goal of creating calm and therefore trust using the SCARF method. If you’d like to explore this more, get on my books.
Are you facing a challenging time at work? If a toxic boss or culture is closing in on you, there is hope; however, it is up to you to seek it. Hope comes in the form of opportunity. According to applied positive psychology, hope fuels goal setting. So it’s important to have a vision for your life and work–a reason to look forward.When times get tough, refocus on…
How do you manage stress as a leader as it seems to be piling on with everything going on in the world? There’s even word of a recession looming. There are ways to look out for yourself and your people as you move forward. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day provides some insight from some of the latest neuroscience research on the topic, and provides some examples of…
It’s time to put pen to paper to get your tribe moving on your behalf. In today’s #NSCJournalPrompt, you get to explore what you need to say to them to call them to action. Remember to provide detail in what you write in your journal. Clarity of thoughts will provide you with clear direction. Let’s go! It’s mid year. How are you doing with your goals? Want to…
Is there anything else you need to do to activate your tribe? In fact, there are a couple things. I discuss it in today’s NSCRockStarLeadership Tip of the Day, so you will want to watch. It’s the sixth and final installment of our series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe as part of the #. Want to review all the steps? Visit and subscribe to my YouTube channel.…