Balancing work and home life is a challenge for many. As actors in our own lives, we hold many leading roles (parent, spouse, caregiver, friend, employee, etc.) which are often competing for time and attention. Attending to all these roles and responsibilities is quite a juggling act which from time to time can be overwhelming.
How Better Sleep Can Improve Leadership
We live in an age where executives and leaders are getting less sleep as they try to squeeze more into their work lives. While popular belief might suggest that this is a more productive approach, the science indicates otherwise.
The Center for Creative Leadership recently published a comprehensive report on the neuroscience surrounding the topic of sleep. Click here to view the remarkable findings.
How Can Your Team Benefit From “Coaching Fundamentals” Training?
In April 2013, I had the great pleasure of facilitating a 2-day Coaching Fundamentals training program to 16 people from Handicap International Haiti. This group was rich in cultural diversity with French, Italian, African and Haitian staff. These individuals hold diverse responsibilities in the organization such as logistics, purchasing, project management, finance, security and physiotherapy.
Six Ways to Detect the Office Gossip
Corporate cultures are not single-handedly built by executives and managers. They are the cumulative byproduct of the participation of each individual involved in an organization. Too often, staff ignore the fact that they have a direct impact on the quality of their workplace culture and leave it up to management to fix things. This approach allows staff to disregard the role they play in improving and managing the quality of interpersonal dynamics they themselves create.