In a recent study, MIT researchers Jon Kleinberg and Robock Inbar sought to find out if the fear of failure can influence our confidence. They revealed that the fear of failure is associated with lower confidence. But here’s a surprising paradox: confidence is built through failing often. It’s crucial in fact, if you want to…
According to the 2019 Workforce Learning Report by LinkedIn, 94% of people would stay at a company longer if there was more investing in learning. Learning is the cornerstone of any great business. Continuous learning and development are paramount to an employee’s growing career. Also, that’s how they measure how much they are valued…
In 1997, Don Miguel Ruiz released a book called The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. These Four Agreements are the foundation to great leadership. They are… ✅ Don’t take things personally ✅ Always do your best ✅ Be impeccable with your word ✅ Don’t make assumptions Understanding them, living by them and…
To-be-lists are an important part of a client’s to-do list, which I encourage all clients to create. I make a to-be list for any meeting I go into, or in advance of important events. For example, if I’m going to facilitate a workshop that’s full of millennials, I could do it in a way that…
March 2, 2021 Being a leader is challenging. Becoming an impromptu work-from-home leader in the middle of a pandemic is even harder. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced almost all business sectors to accept a new way of work. One year later, employees are still working from home. However, it’s not just the employees facing challenges.…
January 28, 2021 Do you know where your perfectionism came from? I do. (And if you don’t, that’s something I will help you uncover in Hell Yeah Academy.) For me (and probably you), it started at the beginning. Remember those worksheets back in kindergarten where you had to write out your letters? I was…
How Perfectionism is Ruining Your Life It might be hard to believe, but I’m a #recoveringperfectionist. Before overcoming perfectionism, I used to focus on insignificant details and worried so much that that my personal life suffered. But the sad truth is NOTHING IS PERFECT. But flaws make us who we are and by working on…
Why You Should Hire a Career Coach in 2021 Are you looking for a job or wanting to break into a new industry but do not know where to start? We’ve all been there and we all know the struggle of finding the right job. When exploring new jobs, people often run to Mr. Google…
Did you know that less than 12% of teams rate themselves as “high performing”? So, what’s a leader to do? Hmm… how about team building! That ought to do the job, right? ❌WRONG❌ Team building can be awesome, but it won’t deliver sustainable and long-term change, nor will it allow you to dig deep enough…
I’m gonna share the tool that I’m most grateful for this year, and that’s THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE PROFILE. It’s a 360 that measures leadership effectiveness and it is GOLD. An important LCP output to examine is a leader’s or team’s response to fear and threat (a.k.a. stressful situations). In my experience, stress can severely slow…