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Our book LEMONADE: The Leaders Guide to Resilience at Work is launched! I’m so excited to say, it is now available on Amazon.com. I was so excited I called a colleague of mine who shall remain nameless to tell her that my third book (and the associated assessment tool, the RAW-Q is finally available after years of research. She said “It’s been so long, you must be so unhappy about all the delays. Does it feel like a let down?” Her intentions were good, but it was a little lik

Thank you to my friends, clients, and colleagues for your commitment to building relationship and community at work. Every day that we connect to another person and let them know they’re not alone we build greater strength. The insane media coverage of the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 has given me pause. It is a reminder to build relationships and community, and to value those things in our lives and our work. Despite the overload I feel when I read or watch the news today, I

You know that thing you always have to remember that comes up again and again in your career – that thing that you can’t help but have to deal with at every job?  Maybe it’s the lesson about saying no when you can’t possibly do another thing.  Maybe it’s the one about having clear boundaries with friends you work with about work and home. Maybe it’s the one about giving feedback immediately instead of waiting for someone to just correct themselves.  We all have them. And we a

Every public company faces the pressure of short-term thinking and short-term shareholder return. We are afraid to look to the long-term because the system is set up to deliver us rewards for short-term thinking. Many of us are compensated on short-term wins. The temptation to line our own pockets and those of our team members for short-term gain is great. We may benefit personally, but what about the impact on the business and on society as a whole? Short term-ism can mean s

TRY THIS Preserving Your Optimism This exercise is from Martin Seligman’s wonderful work on “Learned Optimism.” Because it is such a wonderful and simple exercise, I give it to nearly every executive I work with to use on themselves and with their teams. Research suggests that this exercise’s positive effects continue six months after starting it. In order to maintain the positive effects, the exercise needs to be repeated at least weekly. Instructions At the end of each da