Resilience: Perseverance + Tenacity
At a recent college graduation I attended, the student speaker coined a word I found intriguing: “persevacity”. Persevacity, which combines the words “perseverance” and “tenacity,”…
Karla Brandau, Expert Contributor
Be Assertively Nice
When I was approached to put together a presentation on “Break the Niceness Cycle: Assertive Communication Strategies for Women,” many thoughts flooded my mind. I…
Resolve in 2023: Step by Step a New Me Emerges
An email I opened yesterday said, “Good morning. If you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolution, don’t despair. You don’t need a holiday to change…
Why Not Me? Inspiration for Professional Growth in 2023
In the 2022 US Men’s Open, American tennis phenomenon, Frances Tiafoe displayed skill, agility, strength, and perseverance. Tiafoe showed tennis talent as a teen and…
Confidence, Capability, and Potential
I was so confident. I looked great in my tennis dress, and I knew I was going to hit the next high overhead lob that…
Missing Pieces of Trust in Work Relationships?
Trust is intangible, but it does not have to be a puzzle, a guessing game, or an accident. Just as you can learn to be…
