Since April is National Stress Awareness Month and May is Mental Health Awareness Month, it is a good time to take a 360° look at the role stress plays in your life. You can take a stress assessment to measure your stress levels and carve out some time to identify…

Whether business or personal, your brand increases in effectively conveying and promoting your value proposition if you take the time to understand, measure, and assess it regularly. The initial work of developing and strategizing the deployment of a brand can’t be the end of this work. Just like a business…

The Great Resignation may be a phenomenon, but the monthly jobs reports show that hiring is happening at a brisk pace as well. Many of these new hires are looking for a better opportunity and a good match for their personal values. Good onboarding is the key to employee retention…

A great business brand is all about creating an effective emotional connection with key constituencies, including customers, prospects, employees, and partners. Brand connection increases confidence in the business, which accelerates your audience’s choice. A brand is never static — it constantly balances between consistent messaging and adaptation to new circumstances…

As we approach the end of 2021 it’s a good time for leaders to assess the business strategy and make adjustments and decisions on where to focus and invest resources in the coming year. There are various directions a business leader may decide to go in and a critical point…

The holidays are fast approaching, and family gatherings can easily get hijacked by a variety of topics. In addition to being prepared, you may have already started the dialogue with a loved one during the last gathering, and you are facing them again for the first time since that tough…

November brings Thanksgiving, which is a good time to reflect on gratitude. There’s a lot to be gained from being as expansive as possible on the subject. After all, gratitude is about taking stock, expressing appreciation, and giving back. When it comes to leadership, the power of gratitude cannot be…

Climb — or claw — your way to the top, onward and upward, rise in the ranks … the way we talk about a successful career trajectory points towards promotion. But when we chase promotions, we forget to check in on what makes us happy, work to our strengths, and…

Being a successful leader in business involves a combination of multiple skill sets. You have responsibilities to your team, superiors, partners, and stakeholders, and you have business and personal brands to manage and promote. You can’t do it alone; you need to engage, encourage and inspire to accomplish most of…