Whether we are at home, at work, or standing in line at Starbucks, how we show up and the energy we project influences those around us. If we are tired or irritable, that energy impacts our kids, our coworkers, or the person taking our order. Conversely, if we are smiling,
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Sometimes people feel that if they ask for help at work that they are weak or inadvertently admitting that they are a failure. However, this is far from true! When you ask for help,
Small business owners face constant pressure to succeed and make their venture profitable. The constant stress can take a toll on their mental health. In fact, a Canadian study on mental health found that nearly two-thirds of business owners felt depressed at least once a week, and over half said
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. A topic that came up in our team’s Gratitude Group a few weeks ago was accountability. Technically, we were talking about holding each other accountable and how we do that as a group; however,
By: Billy Banks It’s a new quarter. The days are getting longer. April showers are soon to turn into May flowers. And yet, you just hit the snooze button for the third day running. Now, instead of easing through the morning, you have twenty minutes to wolf down breakfast, throw
Hi, team! It’s your friends, Brian and Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. One topic we cover in our new book, Positive Influence: Be the “I” in Team, is pitfalls, and burning bridges due to overreaction is a huge pitfall. Though not in every case,
By: Billy Banks It’s almost the end of March. The end of the quarter looms. When the calendar flipped to 2023, many of us had ambitious goals. Sleep better. Lose weight. Go to the gym. Read more. We dove headfirst into the deep end. Made some changes. Did it for
Hi, team! It’s your friends, Brian and Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Many people in IA’s leadership development program and the “I” in Team series tell us that they can’t (or don’t know how to) hold people accountable without being aggressive; others say they
Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the “I” in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. In honor of Black History Month (and in the spirit of fostering growth and inclusion for all types of diversity), our team decided to put together our thoughts on the importance of diversity in
