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I give 100% to my work because I only engage in work that I am passionate about. I select work that is important to me and allows me to make a positive impact. I have put together teams of highly effective, amazing and diverse professionals who inspire me and allow me to pour into them. […]
CONFIDENCE I am proud that I have built a 20-year career (twelve in management) doing exactly what I dreamed of doing when I enrolled in my freshman year of college. I have been able to utilize my skills and education in program development and management, strategic planning, community engagement, positive youth development, and training and […]
Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout A growing body of research suggests certain types of development activities can effectively build the capacity for resilience. Harvard Business Review | Rich Fernandez It can be tough enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a manager, help the members of your team […]
Insubordination is the clearly disobedient or disrespectful behavior of an employee to a manager, supervisor, or business owner. Insubordination can be direct or indirect. If a supervisor makes a legal, ethical, and reasonable request of a subordinate that they choose to ignore even though the instructions were clearly understood, that is insubordination. What can you […]
Professional burnout is a cumulative process marked by emotional exhaustion and withdrawal associated with increased workload and institutional stress, that is NOT trauma-related. It is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that can also involve a loss of personal identity. Burnout reduces productivity and saps your energy, leaving you feeling increasingly helpless, hopeless, cynical, […]
What Great Managers Do Daily It’s difficult to measure and quantify what good management actually looks like. But there’s new data that can help. By Ryan Fuller and Nina Shikaloff for Harvard Business Review So much depends upon managers. For example, a Gallup study found that at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement […]
Most of us continually seek improvement and increase in our lives. Are you are ready for something new and exciting in your home, work, or social scene? Your next chapter awaits. Here are 35 questions to ask yourself if you want to up level your life: What do you want more of? What do you […]
Every great leader possesses confidence, competence, and credibility. Lead with CONFIDENCE! Display Your COMPETENCE! Trust Your CREDIBILITY Confidence – a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities; full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing There will always be someone who doesn’t see […]
For over 20 years, I have dedicated much of my career to serving girls and women in the Washington Metropolitan area. I have had the honor of serving as Director of Programs at a dynamic agency for 11 years where I lead the development and expansion of life changing programs. That time has been both […]