Three Ways to Find Peace in Your Personal Choices & Priorities
In today’s self-promotional, often grandiose, rose-colored online society, it’s easy to feel that you never do enough, that you’re not at the right places with the right people at the […]
How Emotional Intelligence Increases Your Success; 6 Easy Strategies to Increase Your EQ
Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) is a term created by two researchers, Peter Salavoy and John Mayer. It was popularized by Dan Goleman in his 1996 book of the same […]
Quarterly Recap of My Columns – All In One Place!
As we near the end of the first quarter, I’ve consolidated and recapped my columns from my Successful Culture blog, my Inc. Magazine column, and my SmartCEO column. I have […]
How to Spring Clean Your People and Your Processes in Your Business
Hooray it’s almost Spring! It has been a long, cold winter with lots of hibernation. I LOVE Spring. It is symbolic & meaningful in so many ways, symbolizing growth, warmth, […]
Why You Must Have That Difficult Conversation – And How To Do It
There are four words that, when we hear them, we stop in our tracks because we know they are going to be followed by a lot of other words we […]
4 Ways Perfection is Our Enemy and 4 Strategies to Embrace Imperfection
One of the questions I’m constantly asked is, “Marissa how do you get so much done?” Admittedly I move at a brisk pace. I don’t really have a choice, because […]
How to Manage The Three Types of Haters In Your Life
Haters. We all have them, quietly circling around us like vultures, waiting for us to fail. If we pay attention them, if we empower them and let them know they […]
Do You Follow Leadership Rule #6?
I recently spent a Saturday afternoon with 600 other people from around the globe attending a 3-hour online leadership program conducted by leadership expert Seth Godin. The program included nine […]
The Two Questions You Need to Answer When Faced with Indecision
A client is currently interviewing potential project management partners. This is a big decision. She intends to delegate all project management tasks. She is expecting meticulous reporting and financial oversight, […]
Four Things Businesses Overlook When Moving Employees to a New Position
So often when we’re thinking of expanding, we turn our attention to the external hiring process. In many cases, however, who we need is already with us. It seems logical […]
