In a culture that values abilities and talent, you might pack your resume with job-specific hard skills like software, statistics, project management, different languages, or coding—but without soft skills (a.k.a. emotional intelligence), that knowledge becomes virtually useless in the workplace—especially in today's companies!

Are you equipped to be emotionally intelligent in the workplace? Maybe it's time to increase that EQ (emotional quotient).

Estimated reading: 6 minutes

Are you fed up with a boss making you jump through hoops only for them to find fault and chew you out? Do long workdays with zero appreciation sound familiar? Did you know that autocratic bosses and managers are one of the leading reasons for leaving a job?

The autocratic leadership style is a one-way street; they often don't listen or respond to their employees in productive ways. Ordering, correcting, and reprimanding are common so resentment builds in employees.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Communication is a skill at the root of all relationships. Poor communication in the workplace is the single biggest problem in companies wasting enormous time and resources. It is a morale buster for employees and high for leaders in workplace concerns.

Most will agree that good communication is essential for all healthy relationships both personal and professional. Therefore, effective communication is a crucial part of the health of a company culture.

Estimated reading time: 4.5 minutes

A colleague once saw a bumper sticker that said, “We are all connected” and it sparked a conversation. Such a simple phrase, yet with so much more depth than just those four words.

Now more than ever, “We ARE all connected.” The simple phrase is a reminder that our actions and words have far-reaching and lasting effects on those around us, especially in the workplace. Our world is more culturally diverse than ever, which calls for greater responsibility to tolerate others and company responsibility to build cultural diversity and empathetic workplaces. Empathy is an acceptance of our [...]

The role of a boss comes with great responsibility. Along with responsibility also comes many assumptions and expectations—one of which is that bosses have high skills because of their role. However, employees answer to their boss, a manager, or supervisor, based on their role, not their skills. Another assumption is that just because a person is a boss that they are also a leader, which is not necessarily true.

Leadership requires many skill sets and an authentic way of moving and leading. It’s not just a title. And when skill differences vary dramatically in the workplace between employees [...]

Being your own boss and running your own business is a dream for many people, but it also comes with a lot of hard work and long days. As an entrepreneur, you’re often wearing multiple hats and spreading yourself thin. Someone’s got to get the work done, and you will rely on yourself for the most important tasks. Not making the time to take care of yourself, however, will affect your energy levels and how you function throughout the day. Making sure you carve out personal self-care time will lead to better performance and support your mental health.

Time is a precious resource—one that we can't make more of or get back what we’ve used or lost. Moms know how priceless time is and feel time crunches all too often. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, career woman or a mompreneur, or you work part-time, the role of a mom is broad and diverse.

Moms are caretakers for their children, household managers, and keepers of family schedules and routines. They are the Chief Operating Officers of a 24/7 operation. Some moms are additionally juggling careers, and volunteering.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Approximately one-third of our adult lives are spent at work. Think about that for a moment. We spend more time working than any other activity, second only to sleeping. In fact, work time is estimated at about 90,000 hours over a lifetime. That's a huge slice of life... so, do you love your job!? 

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Emotional intelligence and social intelligence are no longer optional in leadership. And there are many leadership styles, yet there is only one kind of leader that raises profits while also growing people, engaging employees, cultivating thriving teams, and producing brilliant results.

That’s authentic leadership. This leadership style can make the most significant difference. And showing up authentically as a leader clears the obstacles to success with one irreplaceable skill that outshines all others.

"Take the emotion out of it! This isn’t personal; it is business.”

That was the response received early in my colleague's career from her boss when sharing a tough client situation. She reached out to him for guidance to talk through an issue, but he quickly diminished her need.

She felt completely dismissed.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes