Feeling confident while making small talk can have a big impact on your career success. Though the days of hanging out at a water cooler may be long gone, it doesn’t mean that mastering the art of small talk is any less important. 

Whether you want to fit in, develop relationships or collaborate more effectively, small talk can build community and connection.

Long thought of as a soft skill, empathy is more critical than ever for leadership success. Yet, I still see C-suite executives discounting the value of empathy in the workplace, fearing it will make them appear soft and failing to see how it fits into their business strategy.

Here’s the thing - empathy in the workplace is a revenue booster. Empathy can indeed drive ROI in your profit centers.

Inspired leadership. It has the power to transform workplaces. HR departments have incorporated the phrase in C-suite and management job descriptions. Yet, many leaders find themselves at a loss as to how to model it. In order for it to be more than just a buzz-phrase, businesses must first define what it means to inspire.

The best retention strategies are adaptable, agile and fluid to be able to create ease and flow as the business ebbs and flows. Read further to discover the retention formula for success in motivating and engaging employees.

Whether we are tuning the calendar page into a new year, or turning over a new leaf in our life, the present moment gives us the opportunity to pause, reflect and write something on the blank slate of our future selves. Discover 8 tips to create the life or business you want in 2023.

With stress levels at an all-time high in healthcare settings, hospital administrators are scrambling to find the best solutions and antidotes to eliminate the stress that leads to burnout. Determined to implement the best systems, and provide the best benefits, these well-meaning administrators overlook one of the key factors contributing to rising stress levels- broken communication systems and failed communication strategies.

We may all find ourselves in a bit of a funk. The trick is to acknowledge where you are at but not to stay there. Find out how to lift yourself up, get clarity and find meaning and purpose while in a funk.

Leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. There is no need to remember long paragraphs of text to increase the effectiveness of your leadership. Read these 5 Tips to Effective Leadership and refer to the Effective Leadership Cheatsheet often.

Your authentic self may have been buried or disappeared into hiding over time, but you can retrieve it and breathe life back into it. This post provides tips to enable you to retrieve your true self that was present in childhood and strategies to show up authentically at work.