by Mindy Kantor | Aug 22, 2023 | Career, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Personal Branding, Self-Leadership
When you’re “situationally aware,” you keenly observe your surroundings and pick up on both verbal and nonverbal cues from others. You trust your gut instincts about what’s happening around you and integrate that knowledge to help you choose how to act. Sometimes...
by Mindy Kantor | Jun 6, 2023 | Career, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Self-Leadership
It can be exciting and unnerving when asked to present to higher-level management or senior executives about a specific activity or high-visibility project. The more you prepare in advance, taking into account what’s important to your stakeholders, the better equipped...
by Mindy Kantor | May 16, 2023 | Career, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360, Mindset, Self-Leadership
You don’t need a specific job title to motivate and guide others. It’s a choice you can make at any moment. Taking a more active role in the well-being of others not only positively impacts them but activates the best in you as well. Sometimes all it takes is showing...
by Mindy Kantor | Apr 18, 2023 | Career, Emotional Intelligence, EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360, Mindset, Personal Branding, Self-Leadership, Sparketype
If you are feeling unmotivated, overwhelmed, exhausted, or stressed, it may be time to reclaim your authority over how you allocate your energy. Your personal brand suffers when you take on more and more activities that directly compete with those you’ve already...
by Mindy Kantor | Feb 7, 2023 | 360-feedback, Assessments, Career, Emotional Intelligence, Enneagram, EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360, Self-Leadership, Sparketype
There’s no one-size-fits-all regarding your career or how you make money and choose to live. When I reflect on my 25-year career and the skills I’ve developed, it’s been far from traditional. Yet, there continue to be consistent themes and aspects that invigorate and...
by Mindy Kantor | Jan 17, 2023 | Career, Mindset, Personal Branding
Whether it’s your career goals or a company project, “influencing without authority” is crucial for getting people on board with your ideas. Asking others to focus on something outside of their specialty requires you to educate, assert, motivate, and establish a...
