In the face of impending darkness – what do you choose to focus on?
Fall solstice is upon us and with it comes the end of summer when plants grow, the sun shines for hours on end, kids and adults play on vacation. For [...]
A Tribute to my Father
My father passed away on July 14th, 2011. I have included a link to his death notice and an obituary that ran in the Boston Globe so you can learn more about [...]
How much to reveal – The struggle to explain what is going on for me and my business
As an entrepreneur the lines between personal and business tend to get extremely blurry very quickly. One’s business pursuits become enmeshed into all facets of life as there is always [...]
The fine line between Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Therapy – Does it Really Matter?
I spent three days last week helping to facilitate a workshop with professionals that were seeking to develop their ability to collaborate more effectively in times of continuous change and [...]
How to Lead and Succeed – Emotional Intelligence’s role in the corner office
The Sunday Times Business Section had an interesting article that was adapted from Adam Bryant’s new book, The Corner Office. The sub-title of the book is “Indispensible and Unexpected Lessons [...]
Check your emotions at the door – Are you old or new school?
There was a great article in the April 4th edition of Time Magazine titled “Go Ahead – Cry at Work.” The article was adapted from the book, It’s Always Personal, [...]
Too Much Information – How do you avoid Paralysis by Analysis and still create alternatives?
I was thrilled to see the recent cover of Newsweek magazine entitled; “ Brain Freeze – How the deluge of information paralyzes our ability to make good decisions.” The article does [...]
Head or Heart and the flip of a coin – What’s your call?
I was recently in a meeting where I was told that the organization the person works for is “better at the head than we are at the heart.” I was [...]
1/11/11 – What is your multiple exclamation point?
Yesterday’s date struck me for a number of reasons as I wrote it. I’m still getting used to 2011 and the New Year. I’m probably not alone on this one. [...]
Here is to the “Crazy Season”
The year-end madness is officially on us. The lovely time of year when we are all supposed to be spreading holiday cheer. The reality is that I judge most everyone [...]