Author: Bradley Ann Morgan

In our work with a nonprofit for reforestation of the USA, we were engaged to help the staff know the difference between motivation and determination. The directors for the program stated that the staff and volunteers were motivated but seemed

Here we are in the fourth month of past New Year’s planning. Many of us make personal and professional resolutions for the future, that ultimately function as internal promises. In fact, promises are the vehicles that can truly create the

In June we attended a retirement ceremony for an Army Colonel, who was also our neighbor. As there were friends, enlisted staff, and other senior officers there all celebrating him, we heard plentiful stories about his leadership accomplishments. One of

Haven’t we all experienced those times when we were very uncomfortable in someone’s presence or conversation? And, with repeated exposure to their behavior we begin to feel a threat to our emotional well-being or even our physical health? In recent

What is rumination? Rumination is a compulsive focused attention on the symptoms of one individual’s distress, and on probable causes, as opposed to solutions. Rumination is related to worry except rumination focuses repeatedly on reliving negative feelings and experiences from

In listening to colleagues or family members describe a problem; have you ever caught yourself thinking of a solution for them? How you would ‘fix’ it for them? And, when you explain your ‘fix’ it solution, it’s not an option

No matter how long you may have been employed in the marketplace, most of us have known an episode of grief there, whether for ourselves or a colleague. The sorrow of loss can happen to any of us, suddenly; and,

In the current economic environment today it’s quite natural to suffer emotional stress from overcrowded highway traffic and the worries over an affordable personal healthcare system. And think of adding to these, what if you are the spouse of military

Accountability in the workplace, and on a personal level, can dramatically impact the productivity of the workforce in every organization. Accountability is not goal achievement. Accountability is essentially a core value for each person; and, should be a fundamental pillar

In a company retreat last quarter, we heard the lament of three newly promoted leaders that it truly is ‘lonely at the top’. All three had been with this biotech startup since the beginning of the company; and, looked forward