Tag Archives: Self-Improvement

Late for a Very Important Date


Late for a Very Important Date

This Blog has been featured by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Sources such as HLN have also been home to publications by Dr. Farnaz Namin-Hedayati and she has been cited by the Orlando Business Journal.  Management Monday: Managing Appointment Planning Busy professionals attend over 60 meetings every month, according to Verizon’s Meetings in America study. From the Fortune500 CEO to Read More

Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits


Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits

Psychologist, Angela Lee Duckworth launched The Duckworth Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. According to The Duckworth Lab theory and Angela’s research, grit and self-control are the two main traits that predict an individual’s success. What’s the difference between having grit to accomplish dreams and having self-control not to over eat grits at breakfast? Grit Read More

Breaking Bad Body Language


Breaking Bad Body Language

Management Monday: Body Language Management Breaking Bad is one of the hottest shows on television right now. In fact, Ozymandias (the most recent episode) lit up social media conversations and hit Google’s top trends. Viewers can’t get enough of the desolation and desperation. The show is a shining example of creating empathy through body language. Read More

Who let the hooligans out?


Who let the hooligans out?

Management Monday: Managing professional life as a Millennial   Overly sensitive, head-strong, lazy, selfish, flighty and entitled are just some of the words that have been used to describe Millennials. *Gasp* Anyone born between 1976 and 2001 (Millennials) has just been thoroughly insulted. Well, don’t be offended just yet, keep reading. Innovative, hard-working, entrepreneurial, inspired Read More

How Nasdaq and you Multi-Scramble


How Nasdaq and you Multi-Scramble

Management Monday: Heard of “Multitasking?” What about managing the Multi-Scramble? The latest technology breakdowns shut down trading on the Nasdaq market and it’s more than 3,000 stocks — including some of the most popular among investors, like Apple and Google — for more than three hours Thursday afternoon. This goes to show, even computers can’t Read More

Improvising highway: it’s your line anyway


Improvising highway: it’s your line anyway

“Okay team, what’s the plan?” Everyone glances around the table, expecting someone else to break the silence. “Garry, let’s hear what you’ve got to say” his boss demands. *** Sound familiar? Minus the enjoyable comedic factor, this kind of think-on-your-feet scenario is like an everyday office version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Unfortunately, high-pressure Read More

Lions and Tigers and Confidence, oh my!


Lions and Tigers and Confidence, oh my!

It’s all about confidence on Management Monday Laugh if you will, but who hasn’t struggled with confidence? Maybe you turned away from that sport you once loved or that hobby that could have been fun, because you didn’t think it was “your strong suit.” What about the promotion at work that you haven’t had the Read More