Category: Professional Development

Profile in Audacity: Dr. Joan Gussow

Profile in Audacity: Dr. Joan Gussow

As I was finally getting around to listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Edible Radio, I heard an incredible interview of the indomitable Dr. Joan Gussow. A young 81, Dr. Gussow is THE pioneer in the locovore movement, THE pioneer in connecting food to everything – energy, health, climate change – in short, one [...]

Mirror, Mirror: Unlearning Unconfidence

Mirror, Mirror: Unlearning Unconfidence

Remember those infomercials of overeager salesmen bouncing around the screen with earpieces like they were on the floor on the New York Stock Exchange…” for $19.99, you can learn how to be confident too!” Can confidence to learned? If we watch young children, their confidence seems limitless. They will jump off tall couches, sing at [...]

Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

When a job is not all what it’s “cracked” up to be, it takes most of us a while to know when it’s time to say goodbye. For many of us, we never really do and end up in jobs or positions that isn’t a good fit, boring, or even toxic. But when it IS [...]

Dartmouth President on Leadership

Dartmouth President on Leadership

Being an alum of Dartmouth College, I am particularly inspired by Dartmouth’s 17th president, President Jim Yong Kim. Not only is he the first Asian American president of an Ivy League university, but he is also just an incredible human being. President Kim co-founded Partners in Health with Paul Farmer, among his many achievements. Having [...]

Ikigai and the Job Search

Ikigai and the Job Search

With the economy in such state, and many families struggling, it’s easy to lose sight of what drives us. When someone asks you “what do you want to do? What’s your passion?,” in this environment, the answer is often, “who cares? I just need a job.” But finding what drives you can indeed help you [...]

The Fear of Success

The Fear of Success

I have spent the last couple months listening to clients and working with my own coach about how I most effectively impact individuals and organizations. It is no secret to those around me, those who know me, and those who have worked with me that I have many interests and have had the fortune of [...]

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