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Introducing Bold Authenticity Monthly Seminars for Women Leaders

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 27, 2019 | Comments Off on Introducing Bold Authenticity Monthly Seminars for Women Leaders

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 […]

Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders Launches on 10/9/19

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 25, 2019 | Comments Off on Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders Launches on 10/9/19

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 and Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School about Building a Successful Social Work Career

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Coffee and Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School about Building a Successful Social Work Career

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”

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Burnout Runs Deeper Than “Too Much Work”

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 […]

Nicki Sanders’ Management Philosophy

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 18, 2019 | Comments Off on Nicki Sanders’ Management Philosophy

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 […]

Can Employers Help Reduce Employee Burnout?

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 16, 2019 | Comments Off on Can Employers Help Reduce Employee Burnout?

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 […]

The Evolving Definition Of Work-Life Balance

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 13, 2019 | Comments Off on The Evolving Definition Of Work-Life Balance

The Evolving Definition Of Work-Life Balance By Alan Kohll, Forbes Contributor  The term “work-life balance” has yet to lose its buzz in the last few years. This is partially due to the dominating presence of millennials in the workforce. Employers have been putting in a tremendous effort trying to determine the best way to appeal […]

September 11th and Self-Care

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 11, 2019 | Comments Off on September 11th and Self-Care

As a Human Services Professional, empathy is essential to success in my field. Being empathetic is when your heart goes out to someone else. Being an empath means that you can feel another person’s happiness or sadness in your own body. For better or worse, I am an empath in every sense of the word. Because of […]

Do You Experience Sunday Night Blues?

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Do You Experience Sunday Night Blues?

What is your favorite day of the week?   Monday is not the answer for most people.  Mondays are not bad, but we associated Mondays with negative experiences. Social media memes notoriously help spread the idea that Mondays are horrible. It doesn’t have to be this way! Do you find yourself in a no-so-great mood at […]