Leadership & Organizational Development
7 Tools to Build Your Willpower
Struggling to get work done instead of slacking off? Tempted by that second doughnut? Struggling to resist checking your phone? Shopping impulsively on Amazon? What you need is more willpower! Recent research shows that strengthening willpower is the real secret to the kind of self-control that can help you resist temptations and achieve…
Read MoreUse Emotional Intelligence To Address Speech Anxiety (Part Two)
In Part One of Use Emotional Intelligence to Address Speech Anxiety, we outlined how to address fears of public speaking through internal emotional management. In this part, we will focus on external emotional management strategies, namely how to use your body and practice for the big day. Use Your Body Regardless of…
Read MoreUse Emotional Intelligence To Address Speech Anxiety
What do you feel when you imagine standing up in front of an audience? Visualize the bright lights in your face, see all those people looking at you and expecting you to deliver a top-notch performance. Do butterflies start fluttering about in your stomach? Do your palms start to sweat? Does your head get…
Read MoreCommunity Building for a Sense of Purpose in the Workplace
Jerome is desperate. He drags himself to his office job every day, the one he’s had for 4 years now. He clocks in at 9, and starts doing client calls until 12. He then takes a half-hour lunch break, followed by a team meeting, and then more client calls until 5. The same old job,…
Read MoreFinding Meaningful Work Is All About You
“Pursue your passion.” That’s the way to find meaning in your work, right? Well, “pursue your passion” is the typical phrase thrown around when people talk about finding meaning in one’s work. And that’s not bad advice. Pursuing your passion is one great way of finding meaning and happiness in your work. I did…
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