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The Bag Lady and the Pajama King: How a Story Inspired Me to Start a Business for a Greener World
What made me think that I could start a business? A story inspired me. Every entrepreneur has to deal with naysayers. In 2005, a lot of people told me that there was no way I could start a business. No one believed it was possible for me to transform myself from an English teacher to an entrepreneur. And yet I did. No one believed that Americans would buy and actually use reusable shopping bags. And yet they did! The first…
Are You a Leader or a Boss?
Find out what your leadership style is and why it matters in my new post on Forbes. Be a Leader, Not a Boss
How the Top Five Emotional Intelligence Skills Show Up at Work
A Primer for What It Looks Like to be Low or High in These Key Emotional Intelligence Skills Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that give you the ability to be aware of your own and others’ emotions and to use that information strategically to make better decisions. We can talk about emotional intelligence skills in a lot of different ways, but five skills show up consistently in effective leaders. These skills are: What does it look like to…
Three Ways Emotional Awareness Advances Your Career and Enhances Promotability
The Key Elements for Promotability are Rooted in Emotional Intelligence What executives and upper management know that individual contributors often miss, is that being seen and heard are important to being promoted into leadership. Studies on promotability have confirmed what other studies have already established, that emotional intelligence—particularly emotional awareness—is essential for promotability and career advancement. The other three traits you need to demonstrate in a workplace to be seen as ripe for promotion are Strategic Thinking, Thought Leadership, and…