by Marlene Chism | Jul 6, 2020 | Communication, Mindset
As trite as it sounds, there are always amazing personal growth opportunities in every crisis. Leading in a COVID-19 economy requires a higher level of conflict capacity than leading when things are stable. There’s never been a better time than the present moment to...
by Marlene Chism | Jun 5, 2020 | Awareness, Leadership, Mindset
My heart hurts for our country. I feel the pain of injustice, systemic racism, and implicit bias. And I also feel the fear and the pain of being misunderstood. I want to be a bridge, but a bridge has to be strong enough to bear the weight of connecting two sides. We...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 29, 2020 | Leadership, Mindset
Delegation is supposed to leverage an executive’s precious time. However, ineffective delegation wastes time and resources, lowers morale and contributes to confusion. This article showcases a practical example of how ineffective delegation wastes time and how leaders...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 22, 2020 | Enlightened Leader, Mindset
Google initiated a two-year study on team performance to find what the highest-producing teams have in common: psychological safety. Psychological safety promotes creativity, moderate risk-taking and increased innovation. Psychological safety affects engagement,...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 18, 2020 | Change, Empowerment, Mindset |
The disruption of the COVID-19 virus is creating uncertainty, fear and chaos. Dominoes are falling all around us. What affects one affects all. The world seems to be coming to a screeching halt and life as we knew it is no more. Everyone is affected and no one is...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 14, 2019 | Enlightened Leader, Mindset
We tend to avoid talking about love in the context of the workplace. Most of us associate the word love with the personal and not the professional. But in a fuller context, love has many spectrums that include caring, consideration, civility, restraint, and...
