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How to Befriend Anger and other “Weaknesses”

How to Make Anger and other "Weaknesses" Your Friend "When you lose a parent young, it hardens you to life. Then you make a decision. Either you give in to it or you get back at it. Anger drove me to be ambitious. Anger-really constructive anger-is great," said US actor Dylan McDermott in a USA...

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How to Unlimit Your Thinking

"How do you unlimit your thinking?" Jon Cook, the the Global CEO of award winning VMLY&R and presenter at CBIZ, challenged us. For example, Ford Motor company's seeing themselves in the mobility rather than automotive industry has opened them to creating a personalized consumer experience...

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Share Power, Leading to Peace and Prosperity, Rather than Bullying & Injustice!

Our world was created for harmony and peace. Yet shootings, injustice, bullying, terrorism, war erupt all around us, with costly results*. My heart breaks. When we share power, it leads to peace and prosperity.* Thankfully I have “only” experienced shootings, terrorism, and war via the media....

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How and Why to Develop Character: 6 Steps

https://youtu.be/rEcTMmLE-7A Marilyn O’Hearne here today talking about the importance of character and how to develop it in yourself and others for success established through trust. Why it is so important? Developing character provides a structurally firm foundation, the basis for trust. Without...

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Judgment: How to Flip It for Improved Decision Making, Relationships

We were smiling, laughing, enjoying a relaxed catching up time together around the table, with cups of tea, my two bright adult daughters and I. Shifting to national news, I said in a “this is driving me crazy” tone, “Can you believe these fear based commercials and how those people are actually...

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Royals Win With IT-Do You?

Apr 13

Two baseball teams with a deep bench and skilled, talented players. What is the extra "It" the KC Royals win with (the World Series), and do you and your team have It?Consider Spiritual Intelligence, “the ability to behave with wisdom and compassion (heart, love),...

You Need to Speak Up!

Apr 7

"Speak up!" Have you ever heard or said that? Discover how understanding and working with cultural differences took an emerging leader from being told "Speak up!" to confident influence and impact, unlocking professional and organizational potential. As a leader or...

Letting Go for Agility and Success: Shedding to Blossom

Mar 30

How are you letting go for agility and success in our rapidly changing VUCCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Culturally Complex, Ambiguous) world? What are you letting go of: Perfectionism? Being right? Fear? Resentment? Clutter? Outdated systems? Control, or power over, rather...

Unlock All Potential by Breaking Free from Bias

Mar 23

Hi Marilyn O’Hearne here with Weekly Wisdom with Dr. Evelyn Hill at the Bruce Watkins Cultural Center in Kansas City, talking about how to unlock all potential, by breaking free from bias, which is a potential blocker. So Dr. Evelyn what do you say about that? EH:...

From Flooded to Focus: Enjoy the Rewards!

Mar 16

Focus, in these times? My United Nation leadership coaching clients live in the same Volatile, Uncertain, Culturally Complex & Ambiguous world we all experience. The effects on us? self doubt, eroded confidence and difficulties with focus. We are bombarded with...

Want Results like Jeff Weiner, Linkedin CEO? Practice Compassion!

Mar 9

Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner spoke on CBS about how he started his leadership journey where most begin: ego-centric, expecting others to be like him, which limits organizational success. Can you remember beginning your career journey this way? Developmentally, that’s...

How to Achieve Collaboration with Clarity and Caring

Mar 2

https://youtu.be/JQoDn2IcMiM Hi, Marilyn O'Hearne, with the 3 C’s of a successful team, whether that's at work or at home: collaboration, clarity and caring. All three may be a little more challenging in our rapidly changing, uncertain environment, and I want to...

The Danger of Only Focusing on Fires

Feb 23

https://youtu.be/uOLppdlBKoY Hi Marilyn O’Hearne here with weekly wisdom, today talking about the danger of only focusing on fires. In our rapidly changing complex VUCCA world (volatile, uncertain, culturally complex and ambiguous) we run into fires all the time. I...

How to Step Up with Courage, Commitment and Caring

Feb 15

https://youtu.be/r-NXCCRlz0Y It takes courage: To stand for your beliefs and values. (I am not speaking about shooting people who may be different from you and that you therefore may feel threatened by or angry with.) I am referring to informed voting, speaking up in...

How Love Opens the Door to Thriving People & Organizations

Feb 9

Hi Marilyn O’Hearne here. Let's talk about a four letter word, love, that's not used or practiced enough in business or in organizations, regarding our planet and within our families and what happens when we do. “A teacher opens the door, but you must walk through...