Most workers don’t aspire to leadership roles. That’s the key finding of The 2022 Everywhere Workplace Report by Invanti. In fact, well over the majority at 71% of employees are saying no to a promotion preferring working from anywhere instead. This is interesting data for organizations and leaders everywhere. First, it might settle the nerves […]
That’s a pretty harsh statement, I know. But hear me out… Chris can’t seem to get along with Susan. Kevin always comes in late. Derrick, well, he’s just a poor performer. And, Donna, seems to make everything about race, harassment, or favoritism. Face it, you’ve got a dismal group of employees. They’re bad and many […]
As leaders face the most volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous business conditions ever, one thing is clear: Talent is an organization’s most powerful and sustainable competitive advantage. As a result of the Great Resignation, the talent pipeline in many organizations may be running a bit dry. But, addressing this with creative solutions for attracting, developing, […]
Now you can imagine, if you don’t have deep WHY for climbing this mountain, what kind of torture would it be to debate every day “Is it worth it?” You have to want to climb because you are truly passionate about mountains. Passion can help make those pains just part of the journey; Passion can […]
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” This famous quote from Nietzsche is the absolute foundation if you want to be successful in any hard endeavoring. To avoid making it an abstract philosophical discussion, let me share with you the “how” one has to bear on Mount Everest, the “how” […]
Before I dive into the lessons I learned from Everest, first of all, how did the whole thing start? The credit goes to the documentary movie “Touching the Void”. It was my first winter in Boston. As a fresh MBA graduate, I was working a 12-hours-a-day corporate job and focused on my career track only. […]
Imagine you walk into your office on a Monday morning and are instantly alerted to an emerging problem that requires you to make a high-risk decision. The outcome is uncertain and a wrong decision by you, could have a tremendous negative impact on your company. How do you handle the situation? Decision making under uncertainty […]
We now live in a world where technology has taken over the need to be outdoors or connected to nature. We rarely move our bodies and to eat, we drive through fast view venues to eat food that is processed and high in sugar to satisfy our addictions while our bellies grow. It is no […]
Whether it’s due to hormonal fluctuations, changes in the seasons, shifts in the microbiome, or a concerted effort to snack less and maintain a healthier weight, we all go through periods of time when we’re hungry—all. the. time. And it can be an internal debate: Should you give in or not? It’s never a good […]
When it comes to your health, it’s important to get your fat facts straight. And this is easier said than done, as there’s a lot of misinformation out there about dietary fat and what’s healthy or not. When I was 9 or 10 years old, I remember that we weren’t allowed to keep butter or […]
