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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. I had butterflies in my stomach and I would jump out of bed early the next morning with a level of energy that would have shocked “summer” me. Of course, a few months into the school year and I was already dreaming of the lazy summer days that I had left behind. So why is [...]

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 values we should admire no longer seem to matter. But as we look to the skies to celebrate another year of independence, these lost values should be bright in our eyes like fireworks. The morals and characteristics exhibited by a great leader like George Washington are more important than ever in order to combat the [...]

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 to creating a culture of wellness, and who are willing to champion change. We need employees who are engaged in their own wellness journey, and who are willing to support their colleagues along the way as well.

Did You Miss This Call From the Universe?

Man. Change is tough. Right? Isn’t that what we tell ourselves everytime life moves us in a new/different/scary direction? But is it really true? Or are we creating resistance with the stories and truths we tell ourselves? Like, when something doesn’t go the way we expected, we might tell ourselves that we failed because we suck, we’re losers, incapable, etc. But the real reason might be that we experienced unexpected change because we were on [...]

Resilience: Committing, No Matter What

Are you a faithful person? Or do you cheat yourself? There are a lot of lessons I’ve learned in life - the hard way. And it seems to me that the lessons around consistency are in the category of being the hardest. When it comes to loyalty, commitment and devotion - we make these agreements with other people - and then we forget to hold the same standardsr when it comes to ourselves. 10-Second Start [...]

4 Tips For Reducing Your Turnover Rates During The Great Resignation

People are quitting their jobs at a very high rate. Which begs the question: what can businesses do to keep their workforce intact? Texas A & M's Anthony Klotz coined the term ‘The Great Resignation’, in 2019 as a way to predict the mass exodus we were all about to experience. Not only were his predictions correct, he might have understated how mass the voluntary exodus would be - putting employee wellbeing at the forefront [...]