The Ultimate How-To Guide For Speaking Up at Work
Are you a little reluctant when it comes to speaking up at work? In this article Dr. Patricia Thompson shares some tips for communicating with confidence.
How to Deal with Difficult People at Work
Need to know how to deal with difficult people at work? This article explores the importance of relationships and gives you the tools to improve yours.
Why Impatience Is Harming Your Work (+ How to Slow Down)
Of all the desired areas for growth that come up during my executive coaching sessions, impatience is mentioned pretty often. This may be a concern that to the specific subset of ambitious…
How to Improve Your Sleep Quality…and Boost Your Success
Recently, I was coaching a client I’ll call Justin, who was complaining about his difficulty falling asleep. As his company goes through major structural transitions, Justin is, unsurprisingly, very stressed…
5 Simple Tips That Will Help You to Manage Your Emotions on the Job
We’ve all worked with someone who had difficulty managing their emotions—especially the “bad” ones like anger, fear, frustration, disappointment. You know, the impatient boss who lashes out at employees in…
6 Business Tips I Learned from Improv Comedy
Here is a guest post I wrote for the aptly-named site, Work Awesome. I hope you enjoy it! Last fall, after putting off going to my first Toastmaster’s meeting for…
Mindfulness, EQ, and Positive Psychology – A Glossary
As more and more information emerges about the benefits of taking a holistic approach to life and work, chances are you’ve stumbled across terms like E.Q., positive psychology, and mindfulness.…
Are You in a Highly Technical Role? Don’t Overlook Your Soft Skills!
If you are someone who tends to operate a lot more from your head than your heart, you might be great with hard skills, but struggle with the soft ones.…
Video: Seven Great Books for Professional Development
"Do you have any book suggestions?" Clients ask me this question all the time. It's understandable - there are piles of self-help books purportedly designed to help you and…
Video: 3 Ways You Can Increase Your Self-Awareness Today
Here I was, thinking that my informative posts and skillful use of the English language were enough to keep people enraptured and engrossed by my blog. Alas, it has now…
7 Habits of Highly Resilient People
Could you stand to be a bit more resilient? If so, I suggest you read this article in which I was featured in Lady Lux magazine... Have you ever noticed…
5 Ways Mindfulness Can Make You a Rock Star at Work
In the past month, I have surprised even myself by the number of times I have recommended mindfulness to my executive coaching clients. I have recommended it for a new…