Image by ihtatho via Flickr Bullying is an art form not dissimilar to caring. It takes persistence, practice, and purpose. What does that really mean? It means that all behaviors become patterned responses if we do them consistently. There is a law in neurology, Hebb’s Law that states “neurons that fire together wire together”... read more →
Stress and anxiety have been at the boiling point for the last year, and depending where you live, the weather has been the proverbial icing on the cake. As a leader in a company, your health is vital to keep the engines of your business revved and going smoothly. Sadly, when stress hits.. read more →
An important part of what we teach in our Total Leadership Connections Program is that it is an illusion to think we can separate who we are at home from who we are at work. That split causes a multitude of emotional and even physical issues for lots of people. Even more, we.. read more →
Our world can change in "the blink of an eye". read more →
Months ago I posted a blog on why women are so unhappy at work. I am still getting responses, even though most “older blogs” are put out to pasture by the end of the day they are conceived and birthed. I have been thinking about why there is so much gloom and doom about.. read more →
As I was writing my Elegant Leadership blog about the poor choice of language from Michael Steele, of the Republican Party, I was reminded of a powerful scenario from a Leadership in Action program I led years ago. There was a group of 24 business people from various organizations who gathered together for.. read more →
The ripples of interactions from birth to adulthood affect each and every on of us. Those lasting results are good, and bad! read more →
Behavior Patterns: Out With the Old, and In With the New? read more →
I am so delighted to introduce you to my new blog “Elegant Leadership” that will be posted at http://blog.ceoptions.com/ after the New Year. Since I love to write I will have a more personal blog at www.sylvialafair.com to include thoughts and ideas about relationships, health, and education, as well as business. Elegant Leadership.. read more →
Tiger Woods’ stories are touching almost every aspect of life in organizations today. Does he owe anything to the golfing community where he is seen as a CEO of sorts? Does he owe anything to his previously adoring public? Of course he owes much to his family, not just wife and children. What about.. read more →
