Category: Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Professionals Make Things Happen

Apr 16, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Responsible Professionals make things happen. They don’t just let things happen. They put forth the effort to plan and prepare beforehand. It’s fundamental to being effective and successful. They know that just letting things happen is a sure way to be unhappy,...

Shift From Stress To Energy

Apr 9, 2023 | Business, Performance, Personal Management

From Stress to Energy Gratitude weakens the normal stress response and changes our mindset and mood, allowing us to perceive situations as ones of anticipation and interest. By intentionally expressing gratitude, we can experience the shift from stress to energy, even...

Do What You Love—Really?

Apr 2, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

The Theory: Do What You Love We’ve all heard the adage to do what you love. In fact, we punctuate this aspiration with the quote traditionally attributed to Confucius, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” While this may be an...

Monitor Your Mental Wellbeing

Mar 16, 2023 | Business, Performance, Personal Management

Protect Your Mental Wellbeing As a professional, your mental capacity plays a crucial role in your work performance. Having mental clarity and energy allows you to utilize your knowledge, skills, and experience effectively. On the other hand, when you’re...

A HP With A Balanced Life? Part II

Mar 5, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

In last week’s Message, I shared with you a coaching call I had with a manager who is considered by his firm leaders to be a high performer (HP). Somewhat surprisingly, he made it clear in our call that his primary dedication isn’t to his career, but to this family....

A HP With a Balanced Life?

Feb 26, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

A HP Keeper Speaking to a couple of senior leaders of a firm, they independently told me that they were really high on a particular manager who they considered to be a high performer (HP). They reported that he was smart, got things done, met deadlines and did great...