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It’s Travel Season: Tips to Avoid Travel Loss

By Dr. Geri Markel On August 15, 2016 · Add Comment
Problems and Pitfalls of Executive Travel Leaving a lovely hotel on the Adriatic, a couple is in a boat speeding toward the next island. The driver’s cell phone rings and he turns the boat back to the dock. Why? The couple failed to clean out their safe and left their travel wallets, passports, [...]
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Good Night, Brain: Fight Fatigue by Sliding into Slumber

By Dr. Geri Markel On August 8, 2016 · Add Comment
Sleep is a Vital Element of Health and Productivity! In her book The Sleep Revolution, Arianna Huffington advises corporate and governmental leaders who want to maintain top productivity to pay greater attention to the need for adequate sleep. She goes so far to predict that corporations will soon have nap rooms [...]
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Eight Tips to Stop Things that Devour Your Time and Energy

By Dr. Geri Markel On July 31, 2016 · Add Comment
“I can’t seem to get anything done.”  “At the end of the day, I feel worn out and unproductive.”         How often have you felt this way? Although you work hard, you’re not seeing the results you’d like. It‘s not uncommon for people to feel that their time and energy are being literally devoured, causing [...]
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Actions Against Distractions: Do You Have a Game Plan?

By Dr. Geri Markel On July 25, 2016 · Add Comment
Almost half a decade ago, the term distraction-addicted society was discussed in the press .   Unfortunately, the situation has not improved for leaders and staff alike. In fact, it has gotten worse. Most recently, it is reported that Americans use electronic media more than 11 hours per day. This includes [...]
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Productivity Coaching and the Use of Compassionate Candor

By Dr. Geri Markel On July 18, 2016 · Add Comment
The use of coaches to enhance productivity and life satisfaction has been embraced by leaders  and has been in the news for years.   Here’s one example. In an article entitled, “It’s Super-Boss” (Sullivan, 2014), the benefits of coaching to a hardworking, talented entrepreneur is described. In this case, the executive had a successful [...]
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Executive Function Skills: An Essential Aspect of Leadership

By Dr. Geri Markel On July 11, 2016 · Add Comment
Whether you are in a leadership position in business, medicine, law, or anything else, you must confront the challenges of “Minding the store” and “Running the ship.” Your capacity to properly utilize executive function—as well as your broader attention skills—will be critical to your successes. Powdr Corp is one of the biggest ski resort [...]
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Emotional Intelligence – “Turbo-Charge Your Career”!

By Dr. Geri Markel On July 5, 2016 · Add Comment
It is not uncommon to assume that thinking skills are the primary avenue to leadership development and success. However, it’s been shown that the degree of emotional intelligence you bring to your position can make or break your success. Although many leaders have advanced training in finance and marketing, they often lack training about [...]
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Accessing the Power of Gratitude for Leaders

By Dr. Geri Markel On June 27, 2016 · Add Comment
A good leader focuses on his or her own development as a leader.  A great leader incorporates and embraces practices the development of leaders within the organization.  According to a recent Gallup poll, 65 percent of people say they don’t feel appreciated at work. Such feelings quickly lead to pervasive negativity, low morale, and [...]
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Defeating the Evil Empire of Email: 10 Tips for Leaders

By Dr. Geri Markel On June 20, 2016 · Add Comment
Is your productivity and performance being slayed by the “Evil Empire of Email”?  It’s no wonder. In 2015, the number of emails sent and received per day total over 205 billion. According to the Email Statistics Report 2015-2019, this figure is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 3% over the [...]
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How to Stay Positive and Productive in a Sluggish Economy

By Dr. Geri Markel On June 13, 2016 · Add Comment
“Portrait of US economy looks cloudier after poor jobs report.” reports USA Today . Inevitably, business cycles go up and down.  How you handle the downturn or slow upswing is a key leadership skill to remaining productive and reducing the stress.  Even the highest performers experience doubts and difficulties.   Those who [...]
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    “Thank you very much for speaking at our Ann Arbor Rotary West club. As soon as our members and guest started in the door you had them involved and thinking. It was amazing to me the openness of engagement that our group had with you. All could relate in some way to one of our demons. You've helped so many people in our group, just by speaking and engaging them in issues that we all have that hold us back. Thank you so very much Geri!”

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