by Natasha Welcher | Dec 9, 2020 | Connecting, Focus, inspiration, Intention, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness, Optimism, Perspective
My daughter was worried about how to take all the courses she is interested in during college. I felt the same way when I double majored. There was so much to learn and so much I wanted to know about. I subsequently realized that I will always be studying and...
by Natasha Welcher | Nov 23, 2020 | Connecting, Conversations, Diversity, Diversity Training, Emotions, Inclusion Training, Intention, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness, Perspective
We are facing many challenges these days. An underlying issue is a decrease in social trust. Studies show that there has been a decrease in trust of government, media, religious and major social institutions in America and elsewhere. While most see a decline in people...
by Natasha Welcher | Nov 3, 2020 | Connecting, Conversations, Diversity, Diversity Training, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Environment, Focus, Inclusion, Inclusion Training, Intention, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness, Perspective
We have seen a lot of name calling and division these days. Family members, co-workers and neighbors are not speaking with one another based on diverse political views and other perspectives. It is often hard to understand how someone can see things so differently...
by Ann Van Eron | Sep 11, 2020 | Building Rapport, Career Development, Change, Connecting, Conversations, Environment, Focus, Intention, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness
Recently, several of my executive coaching and OASIS Conversations workshop clients have complained that they are being unfairly perceived. In each of the cases, their boss said something like “we need to clear up the Jake and Jerry problem” where Jake was the name...
by Ann Van Eron | Aug 27, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Environment, Focus, inspiration, Intention, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness, Perspective
A leader in my OASIS Conversation Course assumed that a member of his team was not a team player and was lazy. He was not updating his boss on the status of projects. The frustrated leader talked about letting his staff member go. However, he was able to notice his...
by Ann Van Eron | Jul 30, 2020 | Connecting, Conversations, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Environment, Intention, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset, Openness, Respect
We all have different levels of comfort these days. Will you be going back to the office soon? This is a time of uncertainty and there are not easy decisions. Recently a colleague asked me to join her for lunch. She noted that she had been visiting many restaurants...