by Lesley Diaz | Jan 1, 2021 | Change, Events, Habit Building, Personal Mastery, Visioning
The Great Disruption If life were a George Orwell novel, 2020 might be accurately described as the year of the “Great Disruption”, although people have been affected in very different ways. Some have endured devastating loss, many have experienced acute anxiety and...
by Lesley Diaz | Sep 9, 2020 | Change, Collaboration, Events, Habit Building, Leadership
According to Gallup, employees who have regular meetings with their managers are almost three times as likely to be engaged. Effective meetings and open communication between leaders and their teams is even more important in today’s volatile business...
by Lesley Diaz | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Change, Leadership
I gave this speech at Kleinhans Music Hall on May 18th, 2012 as the Student Commencement Address. I had just completed my Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) at Medaille College and was addressing an audience which included students (and their family...
by Lesley Diaz | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Change, Leadership
On Sunday, Dahleen Glanton of the Chicago Tribune challenged all of white America to take responsibility for the systemic racism that has existed in this nation since it’s inception. As a captive of my own white privilege, it was a difficult op-ed to read, but there...
by Lesley Diaz | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Change, Events, Habit Building
Perhaps for the first time in our lives, many of us are learning that mental health is not the same thing as the absence of mental illness. We need to actively prioritize our mental health the same way we invest in our physical health – through disciplined...
by Lesley Diaz | Jan 8, 2020 | Change, Habit Building
We often go into the New Year with ambitious goals but without plans for how we will achieve them. And when we are not immediately successful, we give up or give ourselves a hard time. Understanding these five elements of change will improve the odds of sustaining...
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