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Why Confidence Is Always A Leader’s Best Friend By Victor Lipman, Forbes “As a leader one of the things that’s most important is to know your team needs to see you as confident.” – Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors coach I love this simple, valuable insight from Steve Kerr. It’s every bit as important in […]
Years ago, competition was the “Big C”. We were all competing to get to the “top”. Competition showed up in many ways from unnecessary academic pressure put on students to nonprofit organizations fighting over small amounts of funding that generated little impact, to women not trusting other women in the workplace. Today, the “Big C” […]
On Sunday, September 22, I attended the Sweet Summer “Bakers & Treat Makers” Expo. The first Bakers Are Kreating Expo was a day to “experience all things sugar from shopping to eating to learning to competing”. Baltimore’s first dessert expo brought together sweet lover, sugar enthusiasts, bakers, cake makers, and sugar artist to indulge themselves […]
Bold Authenticity Monthly Leadership Seminars launches on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 1:00pm. ‘Sure he was great, but don’t forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did…backwards and in high heels.’ – Bob Thaves, Cartoonist Do you remember this nursery rhyme? What are little boys made of? Snakes and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails; That’s what little boys […]
GET READY!! Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders launches on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Boss Ladies, IT’S TIME to elevate your confidence, competence, and credibility as a woman in leadership! Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders is a FREE monthly virtual networking session on Facebook live for professional women. Each month I will facilitate a virtual […]
Coffee & Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School about Building a Successful Social Work Career ATTENTION: Current BSW and MSW students and 2018 and 2019 graduates! Join two experienced Social Work professionals to learn and discuss the joys, challenges, and opportunities for Social Work students and recent graduates. Laila El-Asmar, LCSW-C and Nicki Sanders, MSW, […]
Burnout Runs Deeper Than “Too Much Work” Find synergy between mastery and belonging without sacrificing your autonomy. By Brad Stulberg Burnout — a state of physical and emotional exhaustion often followed by apathy and illness — is ubiquitous across industries. Physicians, businesspeople, artists, teachers, and athletes all have high rates of burnout. As a matter […]
I am not a perfect woman! I am not a perfect leader! None of us are…and we never will be!! Perfect people don’t exist. As a perfectionist in recovery, I can admit the mistakes I’ve made in hiring, leading my teams, managing up, and even in building my own career. Those mistakes have turned into […]
Burnout is state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. Professional burnout rarely has one cause. Causes can include a heavy workload, mismanagement, conflict with colleagues, and lack of recognition or appreciation to name a few. Burn out can also be the result of a combination of workplace and personal stressors. Employee burnout can lead to […]