Living Thoughtfully: Your Psyche Matters
You have a lot of power over how your thinking and emotions unfold throughout the day.
Lead with Social Safety
Reminding people that they can continue to be social if they connect with people in ways that are socially safe is an act of leadership.
Living Thoughtfully: Your Health Matters
Take good care of yourself and encourage those around you to take good care of themselves.
Leading Through Unprecedented Times
Step into your leadership this week by influencing your world and being influenced by your world.
Living Thoughtfully: You Matter
To be at your best in your life and world and on behalf of the people and communities you love, you have to care for your health and wellness.
Life Saving Relationships
At Carpenter Smith Consulting, we’re passionate about supporting you in creating success and satisfaction in your leadership, your work, and your world. And, to do that, we know that you need to take care of yourself. No self = no success or satisfaction. So, this week we want to encourage you to read this thought-provoking article in the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology, Life-Saving Relationships by Kirsten Weir, March 2018, p 46 – 53. The author does a great…
Workplace Stress Is Higher for Women
Two weeks ago we did a post titled, Life is Anything but Fair, about seeing the ways the unfairness of life has sometimes brought you gifts. It’s good to pause and remember the things that you have gotten that others have not. Today, we want to talk about those times when you’re treated unfairly in ways that are harmful to you. Workplace stress is a challenge for both men and women and, there is research that shows that workplace stress is higher for…
Life Is Anything but Fair
Whenever we hear, “Life is anything but fair,” most of us think about the ways that life has not been fair to us. We think about all the ways that life could have or should have gone differently – in our favor. Our challenge to you today is this: Take a moment to consider that life is anything but fair and then think about how you have benefitted from life in ways that others have not – through no fault…
30,000 Feet
We’ve been contacted by many of you over the years saying that you’re unhappy or worn down by your work and are considering a change. You feel like your company isn’t the same place anymore and you’re unmotivated or frustrated. You’re looking to update your resume and cover letter and see what’s out there that will be better than what you currently have. At first glance, this makes a lot of sense and yet it’s often the wrong first step.…
Creating Healthy Boundaries
In last week’s post, we talked about what it means to step in as a leader while not “doing it all.” This week we’d like to follow that up with some tips on how you can start to set healthy boundaries. We all know that we should have healthy boundaries, but for many of us we think we’re being mean or lazy when we set limits that take care of our own needs. Having healthy boundaries isn’t about being mean.…