Wield weapons of mass innovation. Your opportunity is now more than ever. According to McKinsey, AI can increase operating margins by up to 50%. Gain data-driven insights, streamline operations, and personalize customer experiences. Foster innovation and creativity. No matter your industry, you can do this! Let’s strategize how to integrate AI into your leadership journey. Book a session now! 🗓️🤝
When you’re outnumbered and singled out daily, it can kill your confidence… Even when being singled out comes in the form of a compliment. WATCH as I reassure women and women of color that even something as seemly benign as a compliment can work on your mindset in a negative way. We have to recognize the issue in order to deal with it, and many times this confidence…
I’m back with more ways to boost your confidence. Today’s focus is on the power of self compassion. Watch the video for some insights. Other ways include: ☑ Challenging negative self-talk by doubling down on affirming yourself with positive thoughts. ☑ Setting achievable goals, ensuring that they are realistic and grounded in your values, your skill set and available resources. ☑ Tapping into supportive relationships to build…
Reading your colleagues’ emotions may require more than EQ. Want to communicate like a boss? Watch Coach L. Michelle discuss an insight from neuroscience that could make the difference between you reading your colleagues the right way, or failing miserably. And it requires a level up from EQ. Also, did you know that every second Tuesday, we host an interest meeting, open to anyone? If you missed today’s…
In all of your intention and goal setting, vision boarding, do the work. It’s as simple as that. Shout out to Donielle Tyeskie,M.S. for our annual New Years rap session. WATCH the video here.
There’s a disease that is rapidly spreading on social media, and that’s people teaching, mentoring or even coaching on topics that have little to no experience or credentials in. It’s the other pandemic. Smarts can get you to the table. Experience and wisdom will not only keep you there, but it will elevate you to access to rooms where the real business is done. So Sis, slow down.…
There’s some wisdom in the saying: “Your words have power.” But did you know there is actual research to back that? However, the findings begins with our brains. According to neuroscience, repetitive thoughts or actions cause the hippocampus to grow larger. This is key to learning. So by the time those thoughts manifest into words, you can bet that your brain is already trained to think a certain…
Proximity can be an aspiration killer. When I was running my agency, I recall putting a policy in place for interns that they could not immediately be hired on to my staff until they joined another agency. Then they could boomerang if they’d like, but only after experiencing another work environment. They didn’t understand it. In fact, one of my intern’s parents called and tried to talk me…no,…
Consistently agreeable? It’s probably why your leadership aspirations are stagnant. Learn to provide a well-informed insight. Pose a question that interrogates the norms. “Go along to get along” will never take you where well-placed pushback will. It’s what transformational leaders do.
Are you facing a challenging time at work? If a toxic boss or culture is closing in on you, there is hope; however, it is up to you to seek it. Hope comes in the form of opportunity. According to applied positive psychology, hope fuels goal setting. So it’s important to have a vision for your life and work–a reason to look forward.When times get tough, refocus on…