How to Work More Efficiently in 2021
Our sharp lurch towards tech-dependent work practices in 2020 wasn’t a detour in a new direction. Rather, it was an acceleration on a course that we have been charting...
Going from Global to Local
2020 taught us that there is not much for which we necessarily have to leave the home. However, the ability to receive products and services remotely is currently still...
Creating a Successful DEI Initiative
Despite the driving force that is the modern Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) industry, too many DEI-specific initiatives fail to achieve any significant objective. Over time, both the trainers...
How to Lead by Listening
It is almost a paradox, isn’t it, to lead by listening? A basic understanding would dictate that we listen when we want to be led, not when we do...
Adopting an Adaptive Mindset
The entire world and everything in it moves at a faster pace today than at any point in our history. From business to culture to fashion, we are hurtling...
Bring Your Humanity to Your Business
Workplace digitization has ushered in unprecedented connectivity, convenience, and reach both within organizations and in customer interactions. Technology, however, can be a wall as much as it can a...
Reevaluating Career Goals: What Do You Really Want?
Disruption. A pause for breath. An opportunity to reflect and introspect. The past months have been all these things. Unprecedented experiences nudge us out of the reveries of daily...
Reducing Election Anxiety
2020 has been an unprecedented year. With the confluence of a global pandemic, economic upheaval, civil unrest, and a national election, it is no wonder that 77 percent of...
How to Define Your Organization’s Mission
Conversations about leadership focus overwhelmingly on how to lead. However, perhaps more important, is where the organization is headed. For any business leader, the goal towards which you are...
Creating a Workplace Where Everyone Belongs
The jury is still out on whether the 2020 lockdowns have had a positive or negative impact on diversity initiatives. On one hand, remote work reduces everyone to their...
Host a Virtual Staff Retreat
As inherently social creatures, most of us yearn for a return to normal office interactions, including events such as staff retreats. While not quite as satisfying as their physical...
Why Compassionate Leadership Works
It surprises no one that the corporate world is far more accurately described as cutthroat than as compassionate. However, ask leaders at every rung of the corporate ladder who...
Employee Appreciation in the Covid-19 Business Environment
The word sanitize has become part of our everyday vocabulary. Unfortunately, social distancing guidelines have also sanitized our interpersonal relationships. “Social glue” interactions, such as a reassuring clap on...
Adopting a Growth Mindset
In business as it is in life, stasis is a precursor to failure. The value of corporate agility became readily apparent when Covid-19 forced us all to completely transform...
Encouraging Employee Engagement
When the business world went on lockdown in March of 2020, many business leaders and employees thought that they would soon be back to work “as normal.” However, as...
Virtual Networking Tips
Digital networking is the perfect antidote against career stagnation during the Covid-19 lockdown. While digital networking presents boundless opportunities to interact and collaborate, there are also a series of...
Creating a New Normal at Work
Six months into the global pandemic, we are all struggling to create a “new normal.” This is a great opportunity to take a look back at lessons learned and...
How to be a Strong Virtual Leader
Our enthusiasm for digital interaction was unabated until this year, when the coronavirus came along. Suddenly, the convenience of virtual communication seemed to pale in comparison to its challenges....
Promoting Gender Equity in the Workplace During Covid-19
In many ways, the coronavirus pandemic is the great equalizer. Factors such as social status, physical presence, color, creed, and sex which drive so many of our workplace interactions...
Build a Company People WANT to Work For
The art of inspiring people is almost an act of magic. That ability to make hearts surge, to electrify minds, and to infuse souls with the drive of shared...
Proper Etiquette for Your Next Video Conference
Over the past few months, many of us have witnessed – either first hand or online - some uncomfortable situations due to video conferencing. From a coworker’s mishap to...
Dealing with Stress through Neuroscience
With great power comes great responsibility … and the accompanying stress. Many business leaders contend with elevated stress levels while managing their daily responsibilities. However, the prolonged uncertainty stemming...
How to Help Employees Struggling in a Remote Workplace
The coronavirus lockdown has disrupted every aspect of our lives. Many of us are struggling to find our footing in this unfamiliar landscape. How can business leaders help employees...
The Importance of Vacation
Who would have thought that taking holidays could be so difficult? Americans out-work their international counterparts across almost every industry, job description, and level of seniority. According to a...