“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” – the quintessential song that generally captures this season’s mood. Yet I’m not feeling it, even as “fish are jumping and the cotton is high” in the Charleston, SC region where I now live. Instead, I’m preoccupied with my heavy...

This is my plea to try multi-purposing instead of multitasking. Yes, it's tempting to multitask, but it's bad for your brain and the quality of the work you're trying to do. When you rapidly switch between two complex tasks, such as participating in a meeting and...

What an emotionally rich summer of 2024, thanks to the new critically acclaimed Pixar movie, Inside Out 2. The newest animated feature from Disney’s subsidiary is the biggest blockbuster of the year so far, reaching $1 billion at the box office in just 19 days. Inside...

If you’re serious about wanting to become a better communicator and you haven’t yet read or listened to the book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, please check it out. The award-winning author Charles Duhigg has written a clear,...

How's your social fitness these days? Yes, social fitness is a thing, and actually more important than your physical and mental fitness in terms of a long, happy life. Social fitness is all about building and maintaining quality relationships, according to Dr. Robert...

Delegation. Why is it so hard for many to entrust their work to others? Several leaders I’ve worked with this year have said they struggle delegating tasks and projects to team members. Their lack of delegation is causing them to feel overworked at the same time they...

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads! This year’s holiday is bittersweet for me as it’s my first Father’s Day without my dad, Calvin Guthridge. He passed away in his sleep on June 11 at the age of 98. He was a Navy veteran of two wars, World War II and Korea; a widower...

We strive to live and lead by example. So we’re role modeling the art and science, as well as the fun, of taking time to celebrate. You and all others are welcome to join us—all free of charge—for our big birthday bash this week (June 10) and extending into next week...

You know them as the "feedback sandwich," the "compliment sandwich," "the joke sandwich" and even the "connection sandwich." More than likely, someone taught them to you years ago as a way to deliver information in a more palatable way than making a direct statement....