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Let Your Brain Out to Play – August 29, 2022
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in. As usual, our summer season seems to have flown by! In the spring, I took a break from writing...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Reflecting On My ‘Word of the Year’ for 2021…and a belated launch of 2022’s Word – March 8, 2022
Even though it’s already March (and usually choosing a ‘word of the year’ is a New Years kind of thing), I want to revisit the idea of...

Carol Pfeiffer
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When the Unthinkable Happens to You – January 24, 2022
On December 30, 2021, I found myself in an unimaginable position. My son and I were driving west on I-80 through Nebraska, returning from...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Reflective Questions for Ending 2021 – December 20, 2021
After a tumultuous year, how could any of us forget that even though schools and businesses are generally open again, and travel for the...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Setting Healthy Boundaries – December 13, 2021
It’s that time of year again when many of us feel pressure to be all things to all people (…or is that all year for some of us?) The...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Feedback: Clear is Kind – November 29, 2021
I was recently listening to a podcast by Brené Brown where she mentioned “ The Engaged Feedback Checklist .” If you know me, then you...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Values-Based Decision Making – November 15, 2021
“Your values are what you care about and consider important. They are at the core of what you find meaningful in life.” -Susan David,...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Ready to Launch Out on Your Own? – October 25, 2021
Lately, I’ve spoken with many people who have recently started their own business or who are contemplating going out on their own. This...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Yes, Burnout is Preventable. But How? – October 11, 2021
Burnout. Seems like everybody has it, but nobody knows how to deal with it. Feel familiar? The World Health Organization (WHO) now...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Emotional Intelligence: Do you Have the Required Skillsets for Future Success? – September 27, 2021
McKinsey & Company recently shared their findings from a global study titled “ Defining the Skills Citizens Will Need in the Future World...

Carol Pfeiffer
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For Goodness’ Sake, Take Your Vacation, Already! – August 23, 2021
I have more than one client who hasn’t taken a vacation since 2019. For the last year and a half, every time I ask them to “just schedule...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Psychological Safety & The Olympics – August 10, 2021
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about psychological safety, and it won’t be the last. (Read my previous post on this topic here...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Communicate Your Message Successfully – July 12, 2021
At the end of May, one of my friends reached out, sounding disappointed and somewhat panicked. Her company, which had been working...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Are You Part of “The Great Resignation”? – June 30, 2021
I really enjoy listening to LinkedIn’s podcast, Hello Monday . Recently I caught an episode called “The Great Resignation” (June 20th,...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Developing and Retaining Employees Post-Pandemic – May 24, 2021
I was inspired to write my last blog post, Facing Burnout at Work? Here’s How to Replenish , after multiple clients shared how exhausted...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Facing Burnout at Work? Here’s How to Replenish – May 10, 2021
As often happens, there was a theme among my clients over the past couple of weeks: Many of them are on the edge of burnout. It’s...

Carol Pfeiffer
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The 100-Year Life, Continued – Growth vs. Fixed Mindset – April 26, 2021
In my last blog post, I introduced the idea of the 100-year life, which I learned about in a recent episode of the podcast The Future of...

Carol Pfeiffer
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The 100-Year Life: Obstacles or Possibilities? – April 12, 2021
If you knew you were likely to live to 100, would you live your life differently? I was recently inspired by an episode of The Future of...

Carol Pfeiffer
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How to Manage Zoom Fatigue – March 22, 2021
The concept of “Zoom Fatigue” is unique to the COVID-era work environment. Since so many of us are working from home, meeting with our...

Carol Pfeiffer
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How We Work Will Never Be the Same – March 8, 2021
I was recently fascinated to peruse a study conducted by OWL Labs called, “ State of Remote Work, COVID Edition. ” The study was...

Carol Pfeiffer
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