With no definitive assurances that we are doing the right things, social distancing is proving to help quell the Covid-19 virus from getting even wors...
Are You Paying Attention?
Attention is caring – it requires suspending our focus on ourselves and placing our awareness on the “other.” Indian philosopher, Krishnamurti w...
Understanding the Link between Psychological Safety and Team Effectiveness
Guest Blog Post By Laura S. Scott Imagine you’re a team member tasked with a highly complex problem and your boss tells your team, “Failure is...
Leading with T.R.U.S.T.
by Gerri Vereen Trust is like the air we breathe. When it’s present, nobody really notices. But when it’s absent, everybody notices. –Warre...
Purge Perfectionism and Be Happier
Perfectionism is sometimes justified as having high standards. No one brags about low standards. You go too far when you become consumed with “g...
Talk to Me: How to conduct an informal 360
As the year winds down, it’s important to review how you are doing in relation to goals you have set, professionally and personally. A great way to ...
Assessing the Emotional Intelligence Factor – Part 2
Improving your EI is about managing your inner response to things and choosing a new way to handle your inner reaction to people and situations. For e...
Assessing the Emotional Intelligence Factor – Part 1
The biggest reason leaders fail is not intelligence or IQ, but lack of emotional intelligence or EI. Fortunately, EI is developable; IQ isn’t. Resea...
Set Your Mind on Growth
One of the keys to building confidence is making mistakes and even failing. You learn from taking risks especially if some don’t work out. Challengi...
When I Say NO, I Feel Guilty
Some are able to say “no” to a request or opportunity and feel good about it. “This just isn’t the right fit for me” or “I don’t have th...
Does it Matter if I Understand How You Feel?
Empathy alone is not enough. As someone who has studied empathy for many years, first in graduate school and now as an executive coach and facilitator...
When Perfect Isn’t Perfect
by Laura S. Scott, Key Women’s Leadership Facilitator As a reformed perfectionist, I understand the appeal of perfection. Whether it’s the aes...