by Pam Hernandez | Sep 9, 2019 | Coaching, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
I was asked recently what is my favorite part of work. I had to think about it. I love giving keynote speeches. Conducting workshops for professionals eager to improve their leadership is always energizing. And I get incredibly invested in my individual coaching...
by Pam Hernandez | Sep 2, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology
There’s an old joke that goes like this: How do you catch an elephant? You’ll need a pair of binoculars, some tweezers, and a milk bottle (shows how old this joke is that it contains a milk bottle). Hide in the bushes and wait for an elephant to come by. Look at the...
by Pam Hernandez | Aug 14, 2019 | Assessments, Coaching, Front Page, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Positive Psychology, The Leadership Circle
If you don’t see it, it will manage you. If you do see it, you can manage it. I read a statistic recently that most people will have a bad boss for approximately 80% of their career. I can guarantee that those 80% of “bad” bosses don’t think they’re bad bosses. So,...
by Pam Hernandez | Jul 28, 2019 | Book Reviews, Coaching, Compassion, Leadership, Physician's Academy
“Be kind whenever possible. It’s always possible.” —Dalai Lama I recently had two people close to me experience serious medical issues. I talked to each of them on the same day and I was struck by the similarities AND differences in their responses. The first...
by Pam Hernandez | Jul 14, 2019 | Coaching, Corporate Culture, Front Page, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching
I was reading about an interesting personality trait called “intellectual humility.” Intellectual humility is defined as, “an awareness that one’s beliefs may be wrong.” Researchers at Duke University did a number of studies. In one study, participants read essays...
by Pam Hernandez | Jun 17, 2019 | Coaching, Corporate Culture, Front Page, Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships
In diversity and inclusion work, one of the hardest concepts for people to grasp is the difference between intent and impact. Often, when we’re told that something we did or said was hurtful, demeaning, discriminatory etc., we’ll respond sincerely, “That wasn’t my...
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