Leadership is full of decisions—some exhilarating, others daunting. The pressure to make the right choice can feel overwhelming, but what if you had a clear framework to guide you? Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been one of my secret weapon for making decisions. Whether it’s handling difficult employees or making big career moves, these four EQ-based questions have never let me down: ✨ 1. Self-Awareness Ask yourself: How are confirmation bias, sunk-cost fallacy, or my emotions …
“How do you express your feelings and not be taken as emotional/rude in the workplace?” 👆A question I get often after my keynotes, so I want to share some tips with you. Hint ➡️ You can also use these with your family this holiday season. 🎄 First, recognize that we’ll be considered emotional if we don’t manage our emotions well and they end up coming out sideways in the form of a blowup at a …
Even though this year has flown by, I KNOW you’ve grown and changed a lot – just like I have. One of the best ways to ensure all that we’ve gone through is embodied and turned into wisdom is to pause and practice some self-inquiry (which, of course, is essential to growing your emotional intelligence (EQ) and self-mastery). So, before you sprint into the new year or set your 2025 goals, ask yourself these 3 …
Transitions are hard! Regardless of age, regardless of intensity. At work, at home, when your favorite coffee shop discontinues your favorite drink, when your iPhone updates and you can’t find anything, when you send your kids off to college… anyone? Out with the safe and comfortable and in with the new… all over again. Transitions. Are. Hard. And that’s exactly what we talk about in my latest interview with Jennifer Johnson on her podcast, The Fashionista Life. …
As you know, challenges are a regular part of work (and life). Challenges are especially prevalent in high-performance leadership and in demanding industries like healthcare and service. Resilience is your ability to recover quickly from challenges. Implement these four resilience-building exercises to make sure you – and your team – are thriving. 1. Shift Your Relationship To Failure. See failure for what it is: a necessary step on your path to success. Failure cannot be avoided and the quicker you embrace …