Achieving a “stress-free life” has become a modern mecca. Access to books, apps, training and courses designed to help us reduce stress is unprecedented, and for good reasons—stress can literally kill us. Yet stress is a natural and important physiological barometer, an evolutionary necessity that has kept us safe for millennia. We all experience stress,…
What are you undecided about? Which president to elect? Which diet to go on? Whether you should stay at your current job or pursue a new career? Where to go on vacation this year? Where to invest your money? Whether you should take a stand or speak up against a wrong? Whether to pursue your…
We can’t be happy and upbeat all the time, though we know our thoughts and emotions affect our relationships, work, health and life. Trying to focus on the silver lining in cloudy situations is not always easy, and research in affective science and positive psychology reveals that this inauthentic approach also fails to serve us. Luckily,…
As a high achiever, you make sure to stay on top of your game in every way. You keep up with new developments in your industry. You increase your knowledge with advanced coursework, and improve your skills with executive coaching and training. You increase efficiency through improved processes and systems. You continually hone your expertise.…
Many well-intentioned professionals have been striving to create more collegial relationships at work, with a focus on positive interactions they hope will boost morale, loyalty and also the bottom line. Unfortunately, opening up is often connoted with over-sharing while friendliness is sometimes mistaken for divulging personal information inappropriately. Where do we draw the line to meaningfully…
The Anne Douglas Center at the Los Angeles Mission Presents… A Women’s Collaborative Conference to bring agencies together to assist women experiencing homelessness. When: January 11, 2016 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Add to Calendar Where The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 RSVP HERE
The market has changed to what is now, more than ever, a buyer’s market – with clients in the driver’s seat. This reality calls for organizations to develop and adopt innovative strategies in order to deliver high quality and responsive services, and thrive. At this program, attendees will learn how to meet challenges head-on by…
Negotiating is an interpersonal process. Making deals involves individual interests that conflict, oftentimes giving rise to anger and anxiety. Most people prepare a legal and business strategy going into a negotiation that focuses on talking points, offers and counteroffers. Rarely do people plan out their emotional strategy for what is essentially an emotionally charged conversation.…
I spent my Tuesday morning at the Santa Monica Superior Court. Current Judge and Former Mayor James K. Hahn was presiding over the traffic trials that day. With my June 28 cell phone usage details printout neatly tucked away in a business folder, I was professionally attired and ready to demonstrate that I wasn’t texting…
The tragic terrorist attacks in Paris last week have rightfully consumed the news media, the social media and inevitably, our minds. Discussions in various outlets and circles have been a melange of diplomatic, direct, distracting, disruptive and dramatic messages leading to a general feeling of malaise and melancholy. Three powerful forces are at play, that…