Category: Professional Development
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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…
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Making Conflict Less Scary and More Productive
Conflict. Just reading that word probably made you feel a certain way. That tends to happen when we think about conflict. I teach a class on conflict resolution and work with leaders and teams on this topic regularly. I have seen with consistency just how people feel about conflict. Hint: they don’t love it. I…
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Imposter Syndrome – What it is and how to overcome it
Imposter Syndrome. It’s a phrase that a lot of us have probably heard before. It may also be new to others. To make sure we are all aligned, imposter syndrome is defined as: “A psychological pattern in which one doubts one’s accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud”. According…
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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…