Posts by Cynthia Howard RN, CNC, PhD
10 Ways To Be A Better Leader
1. Care about yourself and the world around you. Did you know that caring helps you AVOID burnout? Most people think caring causes burnout. 2. Start a gratitude journal. Gratitude changes your brain. During stress, a switch goes off in your brain limiting your perspective. Gratitude turns it back on. Begin a daily gratitude…
Read MoreGet More Done with Kanban
The pace at work has accelerated and it does not look like it is stopping anytime soon! My job is to help leaders and organizations get more done while focusing on what is most important. One of the tools I like is the Kanban system. The following core principles will help you understand how Kanban…
Read More3 Strategies to Avoid a Runaway Stress Reaction
The stress reaction is a primitive survival instinct. If the nervous system were an operating system, it has not had an upgrade in 100,000 years. Today, stress reactions are frequently running in the background because of the many distractions around us. Distractions increase the sense of urgency and block your ability to focus on what…
Read MoreDenial to Disaster: What Happens When Executive Leaders Burn Out
“I’ll take a break when I get caught up.” “If everyone worked as hard as I do, we might get somewhere.” “I do not have time to find out how everyone is doing. I barely know how I’m doing.” “Burnout. All I need is a vacation.” “Stressed? No, I just get frustrated. I can’t fall…
Read More5 Ways to Combat Decision Fatigue
Various internet sources suggest we make about 35,000 decisions a day as an adult compared to about 3,000 as a child. I am not sure this is an accurate number; however, I did find a study that says we make 227 decisions a day just on WHAT WE EAT!1 If you wonder why you end…
Read More7 Foods You Should Eat After 40
A few years ago, you might not have been concerned with cancer, heart disease, diabetes or stroke, but after 40, the risk for these conditions jumps considerably. Cancer is the number one killer in women in their 40s and 50s, with heart disease coming in at number two. Stroke and diabetes come onto the scene…
Read More5 Tips for a Super Virtual Team
Virtual teams are part of the workforce. While there are great benefits to working virtually, like flexibility for the worker, increased diversity, accessing the best talent, making virtual teams rock requires skills and a strategy. Most of us recognize that trust is the foundation for any relationship and when working in the same office, you…
Read More5 Leadership Tips: Making the Transition from Manager to Leader
Leadership is difficult to define. There are millions of articles on the subject. I heard one CEO say, “I know it when I see it.” It is safe to say that leadership is collection of behaviors, an attitude that is not always related to the status or title one holds. This post offers 5 tips…
Read MoreDo You Play the Martyr (or victim) at Work?
It can start off in a desire to show up at your best. You take on more work to be the perfect team player. And as you feel more pressure because you also have your workload, something unexpected happens and now you are swamped. To cope you complain. There is a fine line between being…
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