The connection between a leader and their teams can make or break an organization. This is because high-performing teams built with trust and mutual respect are better at weathering economic storms. Because of this, businesses continuously strive to identify ways to improve their personnel, productivity, corporate culture, and operational processes. One meaningful way to garner trust is through empathy. This trait humanizes management and makes them inspirational leaders for the employees and subordinates.  ..read more

Making the courageous decision to close a professional chapter is a surreal & strange time. You can be unexpectedly gripped by torturous grief, elated by what lies ahead, or simply relieved that the agonizing decision is over. More than likely, you experience a concoction of the three, pending your departure terms ..read more

Your feelings and deeds contribute to your reality, but thoughts are at the root. From Buddha to Marcus Aurelius to Bruce Lee, there are numerous wise souls who have advised paying attention to your thoughts because as you think, so you become! My Dad has always said, "as the thought, so the mind, as the mind, so the man." The implications are profound. But can our thoughts really shape our reality? The science student in me has broken down this hypothesis into a chain reaction to validate its veracity ..read more

Everyone can relate to having a bad day at the office. It could be something as small as a computer mouse breaking or as large as a computer crash, causing the loss of a full day's worth of work. You have probably vented to a co-worker - or been on the receiving end ..read more

For better or worse, emotions have a significant impact on your employees' performance — both individually and as a team. While an emotionally stable team is much more likely to succeed overall, a toxic work environment will make it much harder for your team to reach their goals ..read more

Emotional intelligence is defined as the innate ability to understand and manage your own emotions and recognize, categorize, and influence the emotions of others. The term was first coined in 1990 by two researchers John Mayer and Peter Salovey, respectively, but was later made famous by psychologist Daniel Goleman ..read more

Communication is an essential part of everyday life. Clear, concise, honest, and open communication is fundamental to achieve successful working relationships. Here are five tips that will ensure you and your team are communicating effectively.  ..read more

Organizations often forget it is the people working every single day that make the magic happen. Suppose each leader keeps that one critical truth in mind when prepping for communications with employees. In that case, it will help humanize the response, weave in appreciations, and carry a tone that the employee matters. Communication is key to the success of the employee and the company. Therefore, each conversation is for the employee's information, development, advancement, or training, nothing more or less ..read more

When you think of essential practices, empathy is probably not high on your list. Yet, leadership coach Julien Adler calls it a critical business skill due to it being a trait that is one step above sympathy. Sympathy is your concern for another's welfare regardless of the presence or absence of shared emotions. Whereas empathy is putting yourself in someone else's shoes and living that other person's life at a particular moment. The result of empathy is a more nuanced understanding of what that person is going through, and this can lead to the formation of more profound, more meaningful bond ..read more