by Joanie Connell | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog, Empowered, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills, Resilient
Let me start by saying that we clearly have a gun problem in our society. But running with the knee-jerk reaction of banning them and protecting people is only a Band-Aid solution. It’s what got us here in the first place. Has anyone else noticed that mass...
by Joanie Connell | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills, Resilient
The helicopter parenting trend made unpaid internships very popular for the Millennial generation. Well-meaning, high-achieving parents thought that giving their children experience in a professional environment would give them a leg up on their college and job...
by Joanie Connell | Dec 1, 2017 | Careers, Podcast, REAL Life Skills, Values, Women Leaders
Joanie Connell hosts a Women Lead Radio interview with Jessica Hubley and Laura Hackney, co-founders of AnnieCannons. Jessica and Laura are two unique women who have done something wonderful. They have founded a non-profit organization to teach survivors...
by Joanie Connell | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog, Empowered, Influencing, Life Change, REAL Life Skills, Values
People sometimes ask me why my work is important. While I’m normally pretty clear on the impact of the work I do, lately I’ve been questioning it. Beaten down by daily news of a divided country, threats of war, mass shootings, and natural disasters, it’s...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, Life Change, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills
I saw the play Tiger Style! last night. The story is about two seemingly successful 20-something Harvard grads who are actually falling apart inside. As a doctor and a computer programmer, they both have achieved success in their parents’ and society’s...
by Joanie Connell | Aug 30, 2016 | Assessment, Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Listening, REAL Life Skills
Recent events have increased my curiosity about sociopaths—terrorists, mass shootings, politicians, The Big Short, and non-criminal business people who use others to get what they want. I’d like to share what I’ve found.* Who’s a sociopath? Sociopaths (or...