by Joanie Connell | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog, Leadership, Managing Change, REAL Life Skills, Resilient
Experiencing the discomfort of trying something new is not fun. Surely you can think of numerous times you have avoided doing something because you didn’t want to feel the discomfort. For example, it is not easy to fire someone. It’s heart wrenching to discipline your...
by Joanie Connell | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog, REAL Life Skills, Resilient, Values
Someone asked me the other day how I maintain confidence and treat others so respectfully at the same time. She didn’t say it exactly like that, but the gist of the message was how come I’m not an arrogant snob? Without even thinking, I blurted out, “I work hard at...
by Joanie Connell | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Parenting for the Workplace, Podcast
“Doing it for them” is one of the things parents are doing to get in the way of their children’s success. “Guidance and support” are ways to get out of the way and let them succeed on their own. Joanie Connell gives tips on how parents...
by Joanie Connell | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Empowered, Parenting for the Workplace
Have you noticed that parents are doing more and more for their children these days? For example, a mother of a ten-year-old tells me she still picks out her daughter’s clothes for her every day. She doesn’t have confidence in her daughter to choose her own clothes. A...
by Joanie Connell | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog
Questions and Answers from Joanie Connell When is the book coming out? While copies of Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life are currently available on Amazon, the book will be officially released on Friday, January 23rd at a Book...
