Confronted with an abundant amount of self-questioning and internal critique, magnified through my fresh journey in parenthood, I find solace in my selected mantra for the year: SELF-COMPASSION.

The top reasons I hear from my clients are: 1.) The Business vs. Personal Development Divide 2.) The Challenge of Reflection 3) Operationalizing Reflective Processes. Sound like one of the reasons you and/or your team avoid reflection?

Part 3 of a 3 parts series where we surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

Part 2 of a 3 parts series where we surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

We surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

Over the years, we have developed a 4-step process for goal-setting that we have found to be quite successful.  We are sharing here in hopes it may serve as a way to facilitate your own goal-setting process and increase your likelihood of success.

Communication or miscommunication all starts with the founder (and leadership team). So, today we are sharing four of the most common startup communication problems we see in hopes they will provide awareness and learning for others.

“Knowing thyself” is also imperative to authentic leadership.  Said another way, self-awareness is a precursor of authenticity. 

Indeed, “emotional contagion” is a real thing - meaning the feelings you are experiencing and the mood you are in can really be felt by others and vice versa.

Being humble as a leader makes you more approachable. In turn, it creates a more humanistic work environment because your employees will also be more humble and vulnerable

We meet lots of founders - almost all of whom are smart. In fact, they are very smart. The type of smart that can be filed under what we know as IQ (or Intelligence Quotient). However, an even more important factor in growing a company into a long-term success is EQ (or Emotional Quotient), otherwise referred to as “Emotional Intelligence.”

The truth about startups is this: The struggle is REAL. No matter who you are. Running a startup is a series of highs and lows. There will be a high and then a low, another high and then another low.