By Amy Kemp I had a conversation recently with a good friend and fellow executive coach in which we were talking about the unique challenges that women face in the work world. At the very moment in our conversation when a delivery guy pulled into our driveway with the balloons I had ordered for my son’s sixteenth birthday, my friend Lane said …
The Backlash of Toxic Positivity in the Workplace
By Joshua Freedman – CEO & cofounder of 6seconds.org Have you heard that happy employees drive business success? Data suggests happy employees are more productive, more engaged, and more loyal. As a result, some businesses push for happiness – but when it’s done in a superficial way, the efforts curdle and turns into Toxic Positivity. It’s important for managers to …
You Are Amazing. And There’s Scientific Evidence to Prove it.
There’s one thing I know about you — I know that you’re amazing. You truly are. I also know there are days when you don’t feel amazing. But what makes you amazing doesn’t go away on those days. It just takes a rest. There are a few other things I know about your amazing-ness. Want to know what they are? …
Back-to-School Navigation: Promoting Mental Health for Students, Parents, and Teachers
By Dr. Nelson E. Soto, Ph.D., President of Albizu University With back-to-school season right around the corner, students, parents, and educators are preparing with anticipation, but that anticipation comes accompanied by anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. It is important to recognize and treat the mental health issues that frequently accompany this transitional time when getting ready for a new academic …
Avoiding Burnout as a Healthcare Professional: Strategies for Sustaining Well-Being
By Dr. Elliott Trotter Healthcare professionals play a critical role in society, dedicating their lives to caring for others’ well-being. While their work is immensely rewarding, it can also be physically, emotionally, and mentally demanding, making them susceptible to burnout. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion resulting from chronic work-related stress. Here we will …
Mindset Training: What it is and What You can do to Improve Yours.
If you’ve been here previously, you’ve noticed that I create a lot of content about how to develop a leader’s mindset. I’ve discussed it in plenty of articles and videos, including How to Develop a Growth Mindset and How to Lead: Using Your Mindset to Become a Better Leader. Why have I spent so much time blogging about mindset? Well, …
What is Emotional Intelligence? And How can it Help You as a Manager or a Leader?
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have it all together? They have great relationships, successful careers, and an overall sense of happiness and fulfillment. What sets these individuals apart from the rest of us? It turns out, they have developed high levels of emotional intelligence. What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence, also known as emotional quotient (EQ), …
How to Increase Your Focus, Improve Your Productivity, and Accomplish Your Goals
Stare are the dot at below for 60 seconds and your brain will improve its ability to focus. That’s loosely based on research about eye movement discussed by Dr. Andrew Huberman in his excellent podcast available on YouTube. Dr. Huberman says that when we focus our eyes on an object in front of us, we activate a set of neurons …
Why Envisioning Our Ideal Utopia Isn’t as Naïve as it Might Sound. (In fact it might be exactly what we need).
What comes to mind when you hear the word “Utopia”? Innocence, naiveté, or even a false promise used to mislead people into dystopia? Our wariness of the word is understandable, but we may have swung the pendulum too far in the other direction. The majority of our stories and narratives about the future are dystopian – The Terminator, Black Mirror, …
How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Living
Would you like to stop procrastinating? Do you want to learn 5 simple techniques you can use to get more stuff done more quickly than ever before? If so, stick around, because I’m about to show you 5 science-based techniques you can use to stop procrastinating today. Let’s start by unpacking why you procrastinate in the first place. One reason …
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