by LEAP Leadership | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Threat brain? Yes, let’s avoid it. Threat brain is a necessary survival function that can kick in needlessly when modern anxiety gets too great. Reading the Fast Company article “Feeling constantly stressed? Blame your ‘threat brain’” gives a lesson for...
by LEAP Leadership | Nov 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
As the Great Resignation continues, how are leaders going to attract and retain talent? The importance of emotionally intelligent and compassionate leadership right now can’t be understated. Wall Street Journal reporter Kathryn Dill, who has been covering the effects...
by LEAP Leadership | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
They’re looking for life on Mars but can’t find Black tech workers on Earth… Fast Company has partnered with Black startup publication The Plug for a series called “Black in Tech.” The series compiles interviews of Black professionals in the field on...
by LEAP Leadership | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Is it “only burnout”? This usually suggests you just need to pace yourself, pet your dog, have sit-down dinners with your family and walk more. People just need to take better care of themselves, right? No, the employers need to remove the stressful demands. It’s a...
by LEAP Leadership | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Introducing Kindership. Kindness should be seen as a catalyst for successful leadership. Of course it feels good, but it also increases inclusion and engagement and builds cohesion. It emanates from individuals, and to make it a strategic benefit to the organization...
Kindness endures as a strength in our culture
Straight Talk: Replacing cringe with graceHave social media and popular culture made us so cynical that we enjoy the “cringe” and the judgment when people fall on their face in the workplace? […]
Straight Talk: The Capacity PersonThink of being a capacity person like a “superpower for good” and assess every context for how much is needed so it’s never for “not-so-good.” […]
“Persevere” – Celebrating the first African American woman on the Supreme Court
Right To Disconnect? Should US companies adopt the European trend?The idea is the head off burnout and simply reduce over-work.Probably a wise move, when retaining talent is getting harder. Not to mention being at a time when so many are working from home, blurring the boundaries of work and life. […]