What does resiliency mean? Resiliency is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as: “the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult situations.” Its 17th-century origin is from the Latin verb resilire, or “to leap back” or “to recoil.” Resilience is both an emotional… Continue Reading…
Adapting • Confidence • Courage • Determination • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Opportunities • Overcome Challenges • Priorities • Resiliency • Thriving • Time Management • Wellbeing • Work-life balance
September 13, 2021
Career • Determination • Embracing learning • Goal Setting • Motivation • Opportunities • Purpose • Resilience • Skills • Success
August 2, 2021
Success is a skill or is it only an outcome? “The harder I work the luckier I become”, is an adage attributed, albeit incorrectly, to Thomas Jefferson. The earliest findings of this idea around luck and success date to 1922,… Continue Reading…
Career • Determination • Goal Setting • Grit • Motivation • Opportunities • Priorities
June 28, 2021
Motivating ourselves versus motivating others Motivating ourselves (or remaining motivated) can be trying in the best of circumstances. Driving us to naturally wonder: how can can sustain high levels of motivation when we are faced with a “to-do list” that… Continue Reading…
Adapting • Career • Change • Determination • Embracing learning • Motivation • Opportunities • Performance Management • Skills
May 17, 2021
What do we mean by a skill gap? The concept of recognizing something you don’t know, seeing the mismatch between the skills we need and ones we have, first emerged in a 2012 HBR article Mind the (Skills) Gap. The… Continue Reading…
Determination • Overcome Challenges • Overcoming Adversity • Resilience • Skills
June 22, 2020
Malala, an Inspirational Example Malala’s graduation from Oxford University this month is a great example of the possibilities following a life changing event. It begs the question: how is it done? And why do some thrive more than others in… Continue Reading…