Category: Leadership Development

  • “Bring solutions, not problems” – Not quite

    “Bring solutions, not problems” – Not quite

    “Bring solutions, not problems” We say this to our folks as a way to push them onto being solution-oriented. We also need to stop doing this to people. This is a form of shaming people into silence. We treat addressing problems as bad and bringing solutions as good. Without a solution, someone is labeled or…

  • Understand Emotional Intelligence and How to Increase Your EQ Today

    Understand Emotional Intelligence and How to Increase Your EQ Today

    If you had met me several years ago, you would’ve found it was tough to be around me. I was challenging to work with and being my friend might’ve been a taxing experience for you. I also really struggled with change, both personally and professionally. I didn’t know it then, but I was low in…

  • Development is Empowerment

    Development is Empowerment

    Development is a key tool for empowerment.

  • You Are Not What You Do

    You Are Not What You Do

    I’ve learned through different media sites this concept of “what you do is not who you are” a little while ago. I have also heard it phrased “you are more than what you do”. Either way, the concept is pretty straightforward: Our identity should not be based on what we do. My first thought upon…