Every year in November, I dedicate myself to 30 days of gratitude. Nov. 1: Daily acts of gratitude and a habit of connecting with others helps us feel safe, relax, breathe easily, and enjoy life. This year, I’ll be celebrating the many ways we practice gratitude and create positivity in our lives and the lives of others. It feels good and it’s good for you. Feeling safe and accepted is a powerful predictor of overall health. It is also the…
Emotions can help us improve decision making. Unfortunately, emotions can also get in the way. The key is to make decisions based on emotional intelligence, not raw emotions.
The key to emotional self-expression is the Goldilocks rule: not too much, not too little, just right.
Building emotional self-awareness increases your ability to motivate, influence, and get results from others.
Most people will meet your expectations. Give your team something to aim for. Our desire to fit in and meet expectations is a powerful innate motivator that is universal. It’s a powerful tool that leaders in every office can use to improve performance of whole teams. If you give people the conditions and expectations to grow, you will find that in nearly every case, they meet or exceed expectations. Imagine for a moment, a gardener taking two seeds from the…
My new post in Forbes can help you remove judgment from your managing style and encourage others more positively.