Let 2013 be the year you and your team maximize your EQ. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Paola Lake works with individuals to dissolve barriers that interfere with personal success and create positive change. Dr. Lake is a registered psychologist in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and enjoys helping people with a variety of conditions, including anxieties, […]
Supervising Others
Problem: A manager is new to supervising others and describes himself as having a “hard shell” and that he doesn’t need praise for doing his job. During the coaching session he says, “I don’t want to have to pat my people on the back for just showing up and doing their job.” Solution:We talked about […]
Psychology of Money
We wish you the best over the holidays as this is a special time for giving, receiving and demonstrating your Emotional Intelligence to your family and significant others. Below is our latest podcast from Leadership Development News. Psychology of Money An internationally recognized keynote speaker and money coach, Dr. James Gottfurcht is President of the […]
The Stress of the Holidays and High Expecations
Problem: The stress of the holidays and high expectations for how it will go. The result often is feeling resentful, frustrated, let down, ignored, not appreciated or valued. Many people feel depressed as a consequence at this time with unmet expectation. Solutions: We know that when your internal expectations and external reality are different it […]
Holiday Stress
We wish you the best over the holidays as this is a special time for giving, receiving and demonstrating your Emotional Intelligence to your family and significant others. Mom-in-Chief: How Wisdom from the Workplace Can Save Your Family From Chaos” with Jamie Woolf Jamie Woolf has over twenty years of experience consulting to business leaders. […]
Decision Making and Teamwork using the MBTI
Problem: I was working with a team on their decision making and teamwork using the MBTI. It came up how the leader was very emergent or spontaneous and scheduled at the same time. When he would have an idea or action he’d immediately get up and tell his respective team members. Often for them though, […]
ei Competency Adaptability
I was coaching an executive today and we were focusing on the ei Competency Adaptability. Some of the behavioral actions that top performers in Adaptability do consistently are having tolerance for ambiguity and changing your strategies when necessary. As a best practice we talked about: Managing your expectations – if internal expectations and external reality […]
3 Core Steps to Global Leadership through Organizational Development
Leading Globally: Applying Organizational Development & Coaching – Leadership Development News with Ron Ettinger of Quaker Chemical As V.P. of Human Resources at Quaker Chemical, Ronald Ettinger specializes in executive coaching and organizational development. Quaker Chemical, established in 1918, is a multi-million dollar company and has relationships in every major manufacturing county in the world […]
Procrastination, Perfectionism, Stress: Get Out of Your Own Way!
Procrastination and perfection are roommates. How will they show up this holiday? Learn the 7 types of procrastination. Dr. Sharon Melnick shares an informative discussion with Cathy and I about stress, confidence, perfectionism and how to get out of your own way. As a business psychologist, Dr. Sharon Melnick helps talented and successful people get […]