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Summer, Summer, Summertime… Is Great for Strengthening Employee Resilience

Summer, Summer, Summertime… Is Great for Strengthening Employee Resilience

I remember as a kid, feeling excited as I packed my backpack the night before the first day of school....
Practical Wisdom from George Washington’s Timeless Leadership Qualities

Practical Wisdom from George Washington’s Timeless Leadership Qualities

In a time where anybody can portray themselves as anything they want, especially with social media, many of the foundational...
Daily Rituals for Resilience

Daily Rituals for Resilience

How to build daily rituals into your life, for resilience and joy There are simple daily rituals you can incorporate...
Facing the World with A Broken Heart

Facing the World with A Broken Heart

We can’t just move on but we CAN just love one another The loss the people in Uvalde, Texas experienced...
Making Resilience Your Strategic Advantage

Making Resilience Your Strategic Advantage

How to build resilience into the fabric of your business and success Too many organizations hold a narrow view of...
The Warning Signs of An Empty Resilience Tank

The Warning Signs of An Empty Resilience Tank

How to know when it’s time to pause What are the warning signs of an empty resilience tank? In my...
Leadership Guide for Creating a Trauma-Informed Workplace

Leadership Guide for Creating a Trauma-Informed Workplace

What comes to mind when you hear “safe spaces”? For me, it’s a feeling of comfort, security and knowing I...
The Impact Resilience Has on Your Teams

The Impact Resilience Has on Your Teams

Why resilient teams see higher success rates Resilience is the ability to bounce back when things don't go according to...
How to Build Resilience and Become a Leader that Inspires People to Follow

How to Build Resilience and Become a Leader that Inspires People to Follow

Leaders are often selected because their CV is loaded with accomplishments, experience and degrees. After all, you want the person...
Human Adaptability Is Being Put to the Test

Human Adaptability Is Being Put to the Test

Why The Great Resignation just might be the silver lining of the pandemic A little over two years ago, we...
Welcome to NYC, Population Zero…

Welcome to NYC, Population Zero…

In the mid-2000s there was a show on The History Channel, Life After People, in which experts speculated on how...
What Kindergartners Can Teach Us About Resilience

What Kindergartners Can Teach Us About Resilience

My amazing wife, Randi Markel, spent almost 20-years as an elementary school teacher. During that time, the stories she brought...
Bouncing Back From Fear, Illness and Stress

Bouncing Back From Fear, Illness and Stress

Man -life is unpredictable, right?  First the entire world shut down, with almost no warning I might add. Small businesses,...
Prioritizing Employee Mental Health  For A More Resilient Team

Prioritizing Employee Mental Health For A More Resilient Team

Today, more than ever, we need to invest in the resilience of our people. We need leaders who are committed...
When You See Work Stress Coming…Duck!

When You See Work Stress Coming…Duck!

Have you ever noticed that no matter how choppy the water is, ducks are always able to glide along the...
Splash Through the Puddles To Find Your Rainbow

Splash Through the Puddles To Find Your Rainbow

We all know people who are always positive and happy, floating on a cloud through their sunshine-filled lives. We wonder...
Change Brought On By COVID Is Not Going Anywhere

Change Brought On By COVID Is Not Going Anywhere

Sometimes change runs into the room, flips a table, leaves a little mess and runs back out. While shocking and...
The Ugly Truth About Working Remotely

The Ugly Truth About Working Remotely

Lazy. Unproductive. Poor multitasker.  Those were the labels many remote workers were tagged with at the beginning of the pandemic....
Did We Shelter-in-Place in a Time Machine?

Did We Shelter-in-Place in a Time Machine?

As a kid, I used to watch the Jetsons and think how cool the future looked. I couldn’t wait to...
How Florida is Setting A Change Proof Example

How Florida is Setting A Change Proof Example

Climate change and the decimation of our coastlines is not a new narrative. We’ve been hearing about this since before...
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