by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 21, 2022 | Leadership, Attention, Decisions, Stress, Talking, Time, Work
The Problem with Meetings It’s happening. People are going back to the office. Probably not 5 days per week. Possibly not that ever again. One young professional told me that it will be 2 days per week in-person, mostly for meetings. Then he added that people would be...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 2, 2021 | Attention, Decisions, Leadership, Mind Mastery, Storytelling Animal, Talking, Work
Conversation Situation Less than 2% of conversations end at a point when both people want them to. GASP. Only about 10% of the time did both people wish the conversation had lasted longer. OY. And: The difference between what people wanted and what they got was, “on...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jun 21, 2021 | Talking, Attention, Mind Mastery, Work
Communication Struggles? Ever notice how hard it is to stay tuned when people drone on, even if you want to pay attention, which a lot of the time you don’t? The Power Pause Mark Twain may not have known the why but he sure did know the what, when he said: “The...
by Madelaine Weiss | May 24, 2021 | Leadership, Mind Mastery, Talking
The International Leadership Industry spends about $50 billion/year teaching people authenticity. What does that even mean? What is Authenticity? Here is partial definition from Merriam Webster: 2: not false or imitation : REAL, ACTUAL an authentic cockney accent...
by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 5, 2021 | Fitness, Life, Mind Mastery, Talking
Roughly 66- 82% of workers already don’t always take their breaks, a growing trend here in the U.S. This includes not taking lunch, applies in lockdown too, maybe even more. 3 Downsides of Not Taking Breaks 1.One downside of not taking breaks is SITTING. Excessive...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 22, 2021 | Decisions, Mind Mastery, Money, Talking
One study found that 86% of employees would like help with financial wellness, but financial wellness doesn’t even appear among the 7 types of wellness we typically hear about (physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational, the...
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