Worklife balance is the strategy. Worklifejoy is the feeling that comes from it. It's the target. Over the past year, like the lives of so many others, my own life and business have gone through some major transformations. So I too have needed to make some adjustments. In our work lives, that space where our passion, purpose, and profit intersect is often called the sweet spot. It's the "how" of the worklife balance strategy. That is where worklifejoy lives. So what's the dif

When we think about the steps we take to correct an employee’s mistake, it’s easy for a business leader to think about shaming the person to teach him or her a lesson. Who hasn‘t had this thought? “Once they see what happens to them, they’ll never do that again.” And you may very well have controlled the person’s behavior in a limited sense. They may not do that again. But that doesn’t mean they learned anything. Shaming can fill people with fear, guilt, and disgrace. It can

They said there would be another pandemic and they were right. The American Psychological Association’s recent “Stress in America” survey revealed an entire country working to navigate their collective trauma. The long-term period of elevated stress due to the pandemic has lead to an increase in harmful, unproductive coping behaviors among Americans, and a secondary pandemic of new and worsening mental and physical health challenges. So my question to you is, how are you real

No one begrudges a business owner for wanting to make a profit. And no boss will ever be criticized for wanting to ensure his or her employees are happy. So why not figure out how to let the one lead to the other? One of the tools I use in my coaching work is a Nobel Prize-based assessment based on the work of Dr. Robert Hartman called the Mindscan (recenrly replaced by the Hartman Value Profile). It’s a simple assessment that helps you identify unique patterns in people’s th

It’s a perfectly reasonable question – one that anyone who consults with businesses should be prepared to answer: “If I utilize your services, how will that pay me back in the form of business value?” In other words, you want to know why you should expect to be more profitable as a result of working with me. The answer is simply this: If you and your team perform better than you’ve ever performed before, do you think you’ll be more profitable? Assuming the answer is yes, here