by Christi Barrett | Creativity, Wellness
I’ll admit that a daily practice of journaling is difficult for me. I have failed miserably at regular journaling, and I’m not giving up. (I am 2.5 years into my monthly gratitude spreadsheet, and that’s proving to be incredibly helpful in...
by Christi Barrett | Time Management
I’m a closet multi-tasker.I secretly pride myself on being able to nimbly switch from one task to the next. In fact, I find it very unnerving to start a task and stick with it for a long period of time (more than 45 minutes) without checking email, staging a...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Emotional Intelligence
You almost never have to wonder what I’m thinking or feeling. It’s practically written all over my face.I’ve worked at keeping my expression neutral when emotions run high, with mixed results at best. I may be able to keep my mouth shut, but my...
by Christi Barrett | Emotional Intelligence, Performance, Wellness
I used to be a prolific worrier. Until my mid-thirties, my worries ranged from anxiety about my unreliable car to whether the world was going to implode. As with many people, middle-of-the-night worrying interrupted my sleep, when a cornucopia of real or perceived...
by Christi Barrett | Emotional Intelligence
These are uncertain times for many organizations and their leaders. Making do with fewer people and other resources has become commonplace. Economic stagnation and natural disasters are only two of the many external factors that create an unprecedented degree of...
