Confidence at Work: Authority Without Ego

How to build leadership presence through steadiness, judgment, and clarity — even under pressure. This skill is the foundation for a leadership style that enhances credibility and trust, especially in uncertain or high-stakes situations.

Reduce Anxiety for Better Health

July 12, 2023

Confidence and Managing Yourself

Sometimes anxiety may feel rational, but actually it’s not helping. Try these three tips to reduce anxiety and start bouncing back. Let’s face it. The global pandemic has left everyone with historic levels of leftover stress. Work–whether you have it or you don’t–is one source of stress. We all have fears. Letting your fears get the better of you is counterproductive. Stress can triggers hormones that can actually reduce your body’s immune responses and increase your risk for other health…

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Which Emotional Intelligence Skills Drive High Performance?

July 10, 2023

Confidence and Managing Yourself, Decision Making Under Pressure, Empathy and Managing Others, Trust and Building Teams

A guide to the 5 emotional intelligence skills that consistently show up in effective leaders.

Five Ways Emotional Self-Expression Helps Motivate Your Team

July 21, 2022

Confidence and Managing Yourself, Trust and Building Teams

The key to emotional self-expression is the Goldilocks rule: not too much, not too little, just right.

Self-regard as the foundation of confidence and resilience in leadership.

Why Self-Regard is the Bedrock of Emotional Stability, Confidence, Trust, and Resilience

May 6, 2022

Confidence and Managing Yourself

When you have true self-regard, you can look yourself in the eye on your worst day and still believe in your best self.

How the Top Five Emotional Intelligence Skills Show Up at Work

April 8, 2022

Confidence and Managing Yourself, Decision Making Under Pressure, Trust and Building Teams

A primer for what it looks like to be high or low in these key emotional intelligence skills.

Three Ways Emotional Awareness Advances Your Career and Enhances Promotability

March 17, 2022

Confidence and Managing Yourself

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. 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 Executive Presence. All of these are leadership tools that act as indicators…