In the leadership development workshops I conduct I always include some kind of action planning at the end. After...
Archive for year: 2015
The Year of Being Present – How’s It Going?
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, Work-life balance, health, people, 2In January I declared 2015 “The Year of Being Present” and invited you, gentle readers, to join me. Well,...
How About a Little Kindness?
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, Personalities, Uncategorized, health, people, 0I’m always amazed – and encouraged – by the countless examples of human kindness and generosity that emerge in...
What is Your Leadership Mantra?
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Learning, Personalities, Professional and team leadership, leadership, personality types, 0One of the activities I often incorporate into the Leadership Workshops I facilitate is having each participant develop their...
Tips for Adapting to Different Personalities on Your Team
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Personalities, Teams, communication, diversity, team diversity, 0As I often say, the best teams are composed of people with a variety of skills, experience, points of...
Adapting Your Extraversion to the Introverts on Your Team
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Leadership, People, leadership, personality types, 0More than one-third of the world’s population are introverts, according to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of...
Lessons from Improv: “And” not “But”
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, Life, Professional development, communication, leadership, 0One of the things I do in my business (and love to do) is speak to all sizes and...
Time to be Accountable to Yourself!
Karen Colligan, Accountability, Learning, Life, health, planning, working on a dream, 0When was the last time you woke up and decided it was going to be “your day” and you...
Laughter Really IS the Best Medicine
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, Work-life balance, health, life, people, positive thinking, 0Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I couldn’t agree more. In this often...
Welcome 2015: The Year of Being Present
Karen Colligan, Jersey shore, Life, Uncategorized, health, life, 0“Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.”...