So many people give up on their New Year Resolutions that January 9 has been officially established as Quitters Day – the day by which most have given up. Here is a way that you can reboot your work-related Resolutions and move your career forward. The following three-step exercise was taken from an article in Harvard Business Review. The Press Pause, Play It Back, and … [Read more...] about Reboot Your New Year Resolutions
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Happy Holidays for All
Happy Holidays! But it’s not Happy for everyone. Many of us are very fortunate to take part in a lot of extra celebratory activities during the holidays. There are parties and gifts and family gatherings. Very fun! But it’s not Fun for everyone. There are many different reasons why people may be “blue” at the holidays. The loss of a loved one in recent years … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays for All
Create Harmony for Your Goals
We often experience conflict between personal and professional goals. Yet, most of us value family, health, community, and leisure, as well as our careers. Following are some ideas on how we can create strategic harmony and integration with these various life goals, based on new research reported in Harvard Business Review. One of the first things we need to do to create … [Read more...] about Create Harmony for Your Goals
Identify Your Core Values
We all have core values that are very important to us – as individuals, teams, and organizations. It can be helpful to identify, clarify, and articulate these values to give us benchmarks of how we want to behave. As individuals, reflecting on our values regularly can help us stay on the path in life we want. As teams and organizations, a set of stated values can help us … [Read more...] about Identify Your Core Values
AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader
AI is going to replace a lot of jobs. But some functions cannot be replaced by Artificial Intelligence. Those include leadership and management roles. Think of some of the management challenges you have faced with individuals and teams over the years. If you asked an AI Agent (e.g., Claude, Gemini, Pilot) about these, how do you think they would have answered? I have … [Read more...] about AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader