The difference between high-performing teams and struggling ones? One acts. The other reacts. Here's how to build the first kind. Read More
FIGHT for Your RIGHT to be HAPPY
FIGHT for Your RIGHT to be HAPPY
Happiness doesn’t deny reality; it helps you navigate it. Choosing joy builds resilience, clarity, and the strength to lead through uncertainty. Read More
Ditch the Drama: How Strong Leaders Turn Chaos into Clarity
Ditch the Drama: How Strong Leaders Turn Chaos into Clarity
Learn how great leaders ditch drama, set boundaries, and build focused, happy, high-performing teams that thrive without the chaos. Read More
Fight for What You’re Worth: Why it HAS to Start With You
Fight for What You’re Worth: Why it HAS to Start With You
Know your worth, set your standards, and stop letting others define your value—real change starts when you believe you're worth fighting for. Read More
Forget Perfection! The Leadership Mindset That Sparks Innovation
Forget Perfection! The Leadership Mindset That Sparks Innovation
Why Embracing Imperfection is the Key to Leadership Success Read More
Leading Through the Uncertainty: Breakthrough or Breakdown?
Leading Through the Uncertainty: Breakthrough or Breakdown?
Unlock breakthrough performance by mastering the psychology of leadership—build resilience, adapt to change, and inspire your team to new heights. Read More
Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar
Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar
By Connie Podesta, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame Speaker Personal and Professional First of all - the idea of personal and professional balance is really a myth. You don't have a personal life and a professional life - you have a life -- and the two most DEFINITELY are intertwined. Chances are that despite your best attempts to keep the two separate, the quality and stability of your personal life often have a direct impact upon the quality and success of your professional life. In fact, for many people, their professional life mirrors their personal life. When your personal life is stable and Read More
Why Great Leaders Embrace Change—And You Should Too!
Why Great Leaders Embrace Change—And You Should Too!
In today’s fast-paced world, where disruption is the norm, change isn’t just inevitable—it’s essential. Read More
15 Things to Quit Today to Stop Making BAD Decisions
15 Things to Quit Today to Stop Making BAD Decisions
By Motivational Keynote Speaker and Human Behavior Expert Connie Podesta Bad choices? Sure, we all make them. Hopefully as we get older (and sometimes wiser) though, we figure out that we can do better than that. If you’re ready to start making BETTER choices, let’s take a look at the top 15 things to quit starting today. Quit avoiding reality. Too many people live in an “if only” or “I wish” fantasy world—and not in the reality of what is actually going on at this moment!Be honest with yourself. Making choices based on what you wish would happen or should happen or might happen is Read More
Pandemic Fatigue and Your Team
Pandemic Fatigue and Your Team
By Hall of Fame Speaker Connie Podesta Johns Hopkins. UCLA Health. Psychology Today. World Health Organization. Just about every mental health professional in the world right now is helping people navigate Pandemic Fatigue. It’s real. It’s draining. And it is likely to be around for a while. As leaders, now is the time to be proactive about fueling your team’s mental well being with empowering tools, training, support systems – and a little levity. Gagandeep Singh, MD, a psychiatrist at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale says, “A good laugh can help lighten the mood Read More