People avoid telling the truth in the sneakiest of ways, advocating loudly for their point of view. Take advertising, for instance. This is the perfect avenue for half-truths, spins, and outright lies.

The “It’s the little moments that trigger some of our most outsized and unproductive responses.”― Marshall Goldsmith, Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts Even on my best days, I have to stand guard to

Has Emotional Intelligence become a buzzword that has lost its meaning? Could it be time to slow down and actually define and understand what we mean by such a vital skillset? Mastering

A key leadership job is to take intelligent risks while assessing where limiting beliefs, old habits, and overused behaviors have you stuck. That place described above is your comfort zone. It’s where

From the book, The Humanized Leader: What’s the difference between criticism and feedback? Criticism attacks. What’s more, it attacks the person. It is sneaky as it disguises itself as trying to keep the other person

Communication is rich and effective when people are assured you have their best interests at heart. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt,

Recently, a few clients shared their “difficulties” about offering feedback. They expressed a combination of reluctance, unwillingness, inability and frustration. “What do I say?” “How do I say it?” Some were coming

It’s that time of year again – goal setting, promises to self, resolutions, dreams and wishes. I’m not knocking the process. Done well, one can create a solid path forward with accountability