There’s a quandary I hear people talk about a lot in the self-improvement world which goes something like this: “Should I keep trying to change, or should I just learn to love myself?” The people…
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How to Supercharge Your Learning and Self-Improvement
One of my favorite pieces of ancient wisdom comes from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Sure, that may not…
Leading with Confidence and Selflessness- Lessons from War and Kindergarten.
Several recent articles and studies tells us that successful leaders are confident and selfless (see list at the end of this blog). I grew up in Finland, a country with a culture that values humility…
LEADING LADIES NEWSLETTER – Westmusa- from Expat to Successful Entrepreneur in New York City
Anki has called New York City and Broadway her home for over 25 years. If you are lucky you might catch her on the enormous Nasdaq screen high above Broadway living the song her father…
What’s Love Got To Do With It ? Leadership and the Loneliness Epidemic
Love as the epicenter of humanity and as the unifying human need is the great motivator. While the movie Wall Street in 1987 popularized the Greed is Good creed I am challenging it is with…
The Business Case for Leading Well
In my previous blog I examined the impact the health of the leader has on organizational performance. Today’s blog will discuss a couple of possible myths that can hold us back from creating a corporate…
Health, Leadership and Organizational Performance
We seldom speak about the importance of health and wellbeing of the leader for organizational performance and inspiring leadership. However, if your leadership team crumbles under stress or your manager “checks out” from exhaustion you…
Living and Leading with Purpose – Why I Coach
As we are celebrating International Coaching Week, I decided to share my path to coaching and why I coach… here is my story: It’s a sunny, humid and warm June afternoon in New York City…
Being a Change Whisperer
Most people experience times in their careers when they question their choices, wonder about opportunities lost, or roads not taken. Sometimes this is prompted by changes in one’s personal life; aging, becoming a parent, losing…
Challenges as a Young Manager Leading more Experienced Staff (2)
This is the part two of the blog by Mallika Sarkar about managing and leading across generations. To read the first part, click here +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the previous, first blog of two, I described data…