Forget Your New Year’s Resolution – Instead, Make a Commitment to Yourself

Jené Kapela Focus on you, General things you should read

We’re already three weeks into 2016. If you made a New Year’s Resolution, how is it going? Nearly 25% of people who make a New Year’s resolution give up on it after the first week, and significantly less than half of the people who made a resolution still follow-through with their resolution after six months. Those aren’t great odds. In …

Beyond You Leadership

Jené Kapela Develop your leadership ability, Focus on you, General things you should read

This post was originally published on September 3, 2014 in Leadership Broward Foundation’s LeaderBoard E-Newsletter “Human beings are made for goodness. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place.” –Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership isn’t about what we do for ourselves – it is about what we do for others. I was reminded of this recently …

Let Your Ambition Be Your Motivation

Jené Kapela General things you should read, Women in leadership

I’m sure many of you have seen this amazing video of Kacy Catanzaro on America Ninja Warrior (if you haven’t, it is definitely worth your time – I couldn’t stop watching!). Kacy recently became the first woman to qualify for the final round on the show, demonstrating amazing athleticism, strength, and endurance as she completed the demanding obstacle course. Much has …

Are you a busy person? You should read this.

Jené Kapela Focus on you, General things you should read, Uncategorized

Everyone I know is busy. Busy with work, busy with volunteering, busy with family… busy trying to balance so many different responsibilities with not enough time. Being busy isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Busy people are generally much more productive than people who aren’t. But there is danger in falling into a pattern of busyness – people who are busy …

Help your Millennial Employees Succeed in the Workplace

Jené Kapela Develop your leadership ability, General things you should read, Help your organization succeed

According to a recent article in Time magazine, “Your ability to attract, develop, and retain young leaders will make or break your company in the coming years.” These young people currently entering the job force are known as Millennials, and they are very different from previous generations of workers.                                                           The Millennial generation, also referred to as Generation Y (or, more …

Make – and Keep – a Great New Year’s Resolution

Jené Kapela Focus on you, General things you should read

I find it hard to believe we’ve almost reached the end of the year! My thoughts are consumed by trying to remember everything I need to do before the New Year. However, I also know how important it is to plan for what I want to accomplish next year – before next year arrives. If you’re like most people, your …