Before I was laid off from my last corporate gig, I knew something wasn’t working. I didn’t feel effective in my role. My position had been demoted to the point where I was no longer reporting to the CEO, and my team wasn’t performing as well as they had in earlier times. I recognized these […]
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When I started What’s Next, a few clients asked, “Have you moved on from resilience?” Far from it. Resilience has shaped my work for years, but lately, I’ve been thinking about how we apply it to what’s ahead. If Resilient Wednesdays was about strengthening our ability to handle life’s challenges, then What’s Next is about
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Vacations are more than just a break from routine—they offer fresh perspectives, new experiences, and sometimes unexpected insights. Sheila and I recently spent time in St. Martin, our first trip down there. We swam in the warm Caribbean waters, hiked across ancient landscapes, and indulged in incredible French and Dutch cuisine. When I took time
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As The Walt Disney Company, Zoom, and Philips announced layoffs, leaders’ heads are spinning in knowing the right way to address employee concerns. I was talking to one of them in Asia this morning, and we devised three good strategies. First, stay within the bounds of what is known, and don’t go beyond your current
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When I ran into Target over the weekend, someone hailed me before I got through the entrance. I didn’t recognize him, and he asked me if I was the guy who did the Strengths Presentation at the Leadership Pittsburgh Program for Veterans. I, indeed, am that guy. This young vet told me how much he
It’s a myth that we only use 10% of our brain power but over 65% of people believe we that we have much more intelligence to use. Functional MRI studies indicate, however, that our brains are active, even when we are resting or sleeping. Even though we may be using a great deal of our
I’ve been taking a new workout class at my neighborhood gym that focuses on dynamic stretching and fits one of the five categories of fitness, which is flexibility. It’s an excellent class, taught by two different instructors who take distinctive approaches to how they lead the class. The first, who we’ll call Susan, focuses on
I’ve been writing consistently for ten years and in my current iteration, Absolute Citrin, my Resilient Wednesdays and regular blog posts appear. I’m proud of my writing improvement over those years. After a few years of reading my blog, one colleague told me that she was so pleased that “I found my voice.”Recently I purchased
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Last week’s Sunday New York Times posted a picture across the front of the Business section showing 2 young women celebrating their quitting their jobs with an exclamation mark of champagne flutes and rollicking laughter. It struck me as a high-water mark for the Great Resignation. Like the drunken parties of the boom times of
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The nurse finished her initial assessment and told me that the resident would be in to see me first before the faculty doctor would join us. In a few minutes the resident bounded into the examining room with a welcoming “Hey Richard, what’s going on?” Catching a glimpse of his name tag, I responded, “Hey
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