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Does Your Brain Need a Vacation?
It was nearly 80 degrees in the city of San Francisco yesterday. As one person mentioned in our phone call, "it's one of about 5 days a year where you want air conditioning in San Francisco". I worked from my home office all-day and felt the warmth come...
Kraft Your Success by Taking One Step Toward What You Love
Last night I had the great pleasure and fun adventure of being part of the Heymonicab radio show on the topic of Getting Unstuck and how to discover what you really want. Monica can be described as an Aruveydic Practitioner, but she's so much more than that. She's a...
Kraft Your Success by Discovering What You Love
It's weeks like these when I simply love what I do. I get to help people find their dream work! Last week my client arrived "not wanting to look for a job" and in the middle of our work she realized it was because she wanted to start her own business. Our one hour...
Kraft Your Success by Choosing Consciously
There’s a lot of news that shocking in our world today and, of course, top of mind is the Tsunami that’s affecting thousands in Japan as well as the impact that it has on the rest of the world. What we expect in these times is that it’s in the news, it’s part of our...
Leaders Inspire Action by Asking “Why”. Why? Read on!
The other week I had a great conversation with a digital advertising industry expert, Adam Kleinberg of Traction. We shared ideas and thoughts on all sort of subjects like creativity, innovation, leadership etc. It was an all around great conversation that left me...
The Power of Language
Yesterday I got an email from the head of the department. It was addressed like this: "Clowns, I have following request for you......." It doesn't matter what the request was. What I remember my brain doing was the following: 1)I'm not a clown 2) Why would a leader...
3 Steps to Creating More Success Next Year
Ah....another year ends. And so another one begins. How great does it feel to start a new year with fresh ideas and new goals? Here's a simple exercise that I do each year for myself and with many of my clients. Remember it's not just about bringing in the...
We are human beings, not human doings
In this crazy, fast-paced work environment that we're all part of it's hard to remember that the "how' of getting something done can be just as important as the "what". We are, after all, human beings not human doings. But the doing takes over doesn't it? We rush...
More engagement at work…what are you waiting for?
The recent WSJ.com article "More Workers Start to Quit" states that "in February the number of employees voluntarily quitting surpassed the number being fired or discharged for the first time since October 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics." The...
What are You Doing to Stand Out as a Leader?
Earlier this week I spent 3 days at Adtech – the largest digital advertising conference. One of the keynotes I found most interesting was Kristi VandenBosch, CEO of Publicis, who spoke about how the hyper-competitive advertising industry should learn to collaborate –...
How Often Do We Put People In a Box?
Here's the scene: A full day workshop with 40 generation y'rs in the advertising industry in Fort Worth Texas. We have been hired to provide training on the topics of Improving your Productivity and Supervision/Team Coaching. My co-leader, Eve, and I have built...
Steps To Creating More Success in 2010: Step 3 – Imagine The Year Ahead
In the last 2 posts we focused on completing 2009 and bringing the new learning to 2010. Now it's time to apply it! Step Three: Imagine ahead to December 2010 Write a list of your Wins, Gains, and Breakthroughs for 2010. This part is very important: Be specific...
3 Steps To Creating More Success in 2010: Step 2 – Identify Lessons Learned
In my last article, we discussed "closing out" 2009 by reflecting on the year. This is a great first step. But equally as important is the learning that comes from it and what you do with it. These are the next critical steps to building more success. Step 2: ...
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