If you are an entrepreneur, you know about the importance of communication. You communicate daily with your clients and your team members, probably weekly or biweekly with your providers and monthly with your investors. But let me ask you: how good are you at it? No, really. I’m not talking about mastering persuasion techniques, knowing […] The post Communication: why do keep on failing at it? appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

If you need to regain focus quickly, practice the square-breathing exercise. Have you heard of it? It is also known as the 4-part breath exercise or the box breathing exercise. It has multiple benefits besides the obvious, which is to strengthen the lungs muscles. It also helps your brain, allowing you to concentrate on the […] The post Focus: how to regain it with the square breathing exercise appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

Stress vs Burnout: do we know how to differentiate them? Stress is the condition that is usually associated with huge work overload – particularly with the feeling of losing control, is almost accepted as “normal” among entrepreneurs.  Burnout, on the contrary, is more like a hidden threat.  Which are the common signals of stress? Are […] The post Stress vs. Burnout: can you tell the difference? appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

If you are a busy entrepreneur, we need to talk about burnout. Yes, I know we all have in mind that sort of “collapsing” scene that usually depicts it. You know, the one of a person that, after months of being completely unable to cope with the daily tasks, full of worries and responsibilities, feeling […] The post At risk of burnout? Watch out for this 4 signals appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

  Lack of motivation is something that we all experiment, sooner or later. It can heavily affect our business if we don’t pay attention, understand the problem and take action soon. What causes a lack of motivation? How to get motivated even when the energy levels are low? How to bring again the achievement drive […] The post 3 solutions to your lack of motivation problem appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

What can “strategic adaptability” do for your business? We all know that adaptability is one (if not “the” one) most important skill when it comes to running your own business. You know, other than death and taxes, all the rest is uncertainty. And as entrepreneurs, we know perfectly well the importance of balance between a […] The post Strategic adaptability: the number 1 skill for business survival appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

Want to calm your mind in an easy and quick way?  A busy mind, full of noise and worries, needs to take a break to regain control and be full operative. This short breathing exercise might help: 1) block your right nostril with your thumb, and take a deep breath through your left nostril 2) […] The post 6 steps and 3 minutes to calm your mind appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

  To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower  Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand  And Eternity in an hour – William Blake, extract from Auguries of innocence   Getting things faster, with less effort, increasing productivity: this is at the core of any theory […] The post Time management: secrets from the brain and mind appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

Leading with empathy makes the whole difference. In this article, we already discussed the meaning of empathy, the difference between cognitive, emotional and compassionate empathies and the role they each play in workplace dynamics, forming an essential part of any successful business. Now, having acknowledged that empathy plays such a fundamental role that it might even […] The post Leading with Empathy: an essential skill to achieve success appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more

Where does your drive come from?   Maslow wrote one of the most famous theories about motivation: the Hierarchy of Needs. However, this is just one of the multiple existent theories about motivation The origin of motivation can be uncertain because it is the by-product of multiple combinations of variables. But we all know that […] The post Maslow and motivation appeared first on Maitén Panella ..read more