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The Business of Purpose

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Two bricklayers are working alongside one another at a building site. A man walks by and asks one of them what they’re doing. The first bricklayer replies, “I don’t know and I don’t care. All I do is slap this crummy mortar on these crummy bricks and pile them up in a crummy line.” The…

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Peer Wars: Effective Listening for Leaders

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A not to uncommon theme with leaders during their coaching engagements, centers around the communication challenges with their peers.  It is summarized as – not being heard, being constantly interrupted, hidden agendas and not focused on collaboration.  As we work through the barriers, we ultimately reach the dichotomy of listening to respond vs listening for…

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Enhance Emotional Well-Being and Workforce Productivity at the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

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Let’s face it, productivity at work does not begin when we enter the office. To truly understand workforce productivity, you must think beyond your office space and look inward to your inner space; where the questions of the human mind and imagination affect the physical existence.   In this space, we determine our personal values…

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Career Blocker: Resentments

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“Of all the futile and destructive emotions to which human beings are prey, perhaps the most universal is resentment” Theodore Dalrymple When we think of barriers to workforce productivity, we can easily identify the common themes: time constraints, lack of communication, conflict between the policy, the process and the practice of how things should be…

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Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

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The 2019 Veracity Professional Men’s Summit explores realms of true success that take you to the next level. Location:  13869 Park Center Rd| Herndon, VA 20171| Dulles Hilton| June 13, 2019   When it comes to knowledge, emotional intelligence, organizational change, real-life examples, and leadership abilities, the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit 2019 helps guide men to success…

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Disrupted: Seven Key Steps in Developing Emotional Resilience

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On December 22, 2018, the United States government went into a partial shutdown, impacting over 800,00 government workers and subsidiary organizations.  It will go down in history as the longest government shutdown on record, exceeding 30 days.  It was the “perfect storm” for the Integrated Professional, the convergence of the Public facets (external factor public…

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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On January 1st, New Year’s Day, I made my way downstairs at 9 am.  After starting the coffee pot, putting the bacon in the oven, placing  a pot of water on the stove to boil for grits, preparing the toast and setting the table for breakfast, I paused to reflect on the symbolism of the…

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Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

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Navigating the Realms of Success 13869 Park Center Rd| Herndon, VA 20171| Dulles Hilton| June 13, 2019   When it comes to knowledge, emotional intelligence, organizational change, real-life examples, and leadership abilities, the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit 2019 helps guide men to success levels only imagined; turning thoughts and wants into pure tangibility.   Our…

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High Performer or High Potential – which one are you?

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  A few weeks ago, I was watching the results episode of the voice, in which it was to be determined which contestants would be eliminated.  This episode was to determine the final 8 contestants.  There was one slot left, which would be determined by an instant save vote. Adam Levine, a coach on the…

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SHOULD I STAY, OR SHOULD I GO?

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Late one evening a mid-career employee sent an email to his manager to request a meeting.  The topic of the discussion was: “Should I Stay, or Should I Go?  The manager responded back to the employee with a meeting notice, scheduling the discussion for 11:30 the following day.  He then sent me a note, asking…

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Designing the Alliance for an Effective Coaching/Development Experience

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Often during my coaching consultation calls, the perspective client acknowledges that they “don’t know what to do with or how to use a coach” or that they are not sure what is required of them during the coaching experience.   Coaching is a form of development to support and guide a client in achieving a specific personal or professional…

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Summer Time – Play Time: Create your Five Step Summer Escape Plan

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Summer Time, a time for stepping out of our daily work routines for long weekends and vacations. A time to leisurely enjoy family, friends and adventures.  My clients who range in position from Director to CEO and all positions in between have taken advantage of the summer season to enjoy theme parks, cruises, embark on…

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