Empowering Virtual Teams
Empowering Teams who do not interact with each other in a daily physical space can be challenging at times but definitely not impossible. Think about how many long term love relationships have been formed virtually and begin thinking about what kinds of things they...
Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness vs Passivity
Assertiveness is the balance between Aggressiveness and Passivity and is a characteristic of someone who is Emotionally Intelligent. When you are assertive, you are able to state your point of view in a way that is clear and direct, while still respecting others....
10 Success Tips to Avoid Burnout & Release your Greatness!
10 Success Tips to Avoid Burnout & Release your Greatness! VIDEO - 3 Quick Tips to Avoiding Burnout Author: Michelle L Steffes, CPLC All of us are born with greatness. The key to maximizing your potential will be determined by the level of commitment we make to...
5 Keys to Communicating Under Pressure
What do you do when faced with an irate customer, an intense discussion with the boss, an unexpected confrontation or even a job interview? For all of us, the idea of communicating under pressure is never something we look forward to and often, just the idea of it can...
Ten Keys to Impart the Vision
VIDEO - The Power of Vision Written by Michelle L Steffes, CPS, CPLC, IPV Consulting A recent study was done on 50,000 employees to discover the association of vision and how it affects employee performance and engagement. Statistically, where the vision was not...
7 Keys to Master Resilience – Overcoming Offenses & Challenges
The definition of Resilience is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” (According to Dictionary.com). This fact in itself makes resilience near the top of the chart when it comes to success whether in life or career. It is never the problems...
How Do We Turn On the Switch to High Performance
Influential leadership and high performance results from the efforts we make consistently to empower those we influence as well as ourselves as leaders. Gallup Poll reports there are 6 Benefits to a Highly Engaged and Empowered Atmosphere: 37% Higher Retention 37%...
The Brain Science Behind Habits
Published on January 5, 2017 Your subconscious mind constitutes 90% of your daily decisions, actions, feelings, and beliefs. It is 30,000 times more powerful than your conscious mind. Over the course of your lifetime, many ideas, thoughts, beliefs and skills have...
Live Intentionally and Leave a Legacy
Published on November 14, 2016 Do your professional and personal habits or choices agree with the Legacy you want to become? Each of us has 1,440 minutes in a day. What if every moment was worth a valuable gold coin? What if the whole of your worth was summed up in...
5 Steps to Cure Disunity & Build Stronger Teams
As leaders, how do we destroy the barriers that turn coworkers into competitors? Read on to learn simple steps that will create a new atmosphere within the workplace tearing down silos, turf wars and politics to produce a “safe place” for positive morale to breed....