Share gratitude: Is it really important?

It’s the time of year in the US when we all remember to give thanks for our many blessings. It’s a good practice. Yet, it seems to me that designating only one day a year to giving thanks is not enough given the power of gratitude!

According to Cicero, "Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues but the parent of all others." Multiple studies have shown the correlation between gratitude and increased wellbeing not only for the individual but for all people involved. At present there is an impressive body of research showing the benefits gratitude has for the health of our brain and heart, our level of happiness, the contribution to a positive work environment, and increased productivity. Find out how you can express more gratitude.

Dr. Ada Gonzalez, LeadershipAda GonzalezNovember 14, 2024leaddershipComment

Halloween Lessons For Leaders

I usually encourage the leaders I work with to find leadership lessons from all their daily activities. Halloween makes me think about what leadership lessons can be gained from it. Here are a few I came up with. See if you can find others and share them with us.

Dr. Ada Gonzalez, LeadershipAda GonzalezOctober 31, 2024leaddership, leadership development, leadership and management, HalloweenComment

How to lead a healthy workplace

Workers represent half the world’s population and are the major contributors to economic and social development. Their health is determined not only by workplace hazards but also by social and individual factors and access to health services.

Why should you find ways to promote a healthy workplace? Dr. Maria Neira says it succinctly in a very practical way: “The wealth of business depends on the health of workers.” (Director, Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization). Find out how to lead a healthier workplace.

Words Have Power For Leadership

Nice words, ugly words, kind words, curse words, thankful words, sad words, positive words, negative words. . . What kind of words you use, said with what tone of voice, at what time, and how many of them. . . it all matters. Whether the environment of your business is productive and uplifting or negative and miserable depends, in great measure, on the words you use.

Dr. Ada Gonzalez, Leadership, DialogueAda GonzalezSeptember 30, 2024leadership, communication, dialogueComment

Example And Inspiration: Indispensable For Leading Change

Your example and inspiration coaching are the most powerful tools for developing your people. See how at 16 years of age Dr. Ada learned how powerful a leading conversation can be.

Dr. Ada Gonzalez, Leadership, ChangeAda GonzalezSeptember 5, 2024Comment

How to stop being crushed by the turbulence of transitions: 7 strategies to enjoy the ride!

We hear a lot about change, its perils, and how often we fail at change. But change is not the real problem. The difficulty lies in the transition, that intricate, turbulent, and convoluted process that people go through to incorporate change into their lives. Today we share practical strategies to make the journey of transition easier

Ada GonzalezAugust 21, 2024Comment

How to make a transition easier: 7 strategies to help you

life is full of voluntary and involuntary transitions. And many times it’s difficult to face that reality. Transitions are difficult because they often force us to re-examine our values, lifestyle, and learning. Yet, you can make your transition easier if you follow some of the suggestions given in this article.

Ada GonzalezJuly 26, 2024Comment

Inclusion: 7 specific behaviors that help inclusion work

Two words that are very much in vogue nowadays are Diversity and Inclusion, or the lack of it. Today’s blog explores meanings of words and gives special attention to Inclusion, which focuses on making the growing diversity of the workplace function better. It’s about empowerment, engagement, and respect. It is valuing the view points, beliefs, and practices of others.

Ada GonzalezJune 17, 2024Comment

Innovation’s Biggest Enemy

Today, more than ever, the challenge of change is not only how fast to change, but how to look for innovative ways of doing things differently. It is not only how to get better. It’s how to get different. This article talks about Innovation biggest enemy.

Ada GonzalezApril 14, 2024Comment

7 proven secrets for encouraging innovation

Innovation is not simple, but there are proven ways in which you can open spaces where being wrong is not a crime, creativity and opportunity can thrive, and where innovation happens as a result. Today I’m sharing with you seven proven secrets that can help you create such spaces.

Leadership, ChangeAda GonzalezMarch 8, 2024change, transformation, innovation, leaddershipComment

Conversations that connect require a safe place

Most workplaces I visit, and couples I work with, acknowledge the need for open communication. Yet, lack of open communication is one of the main problems people tell me they face. What is going on?

In my experience, there is one issue that is often overlooked. If you want to promote and facilitate open conversations, you have to build a safe place. In this week’s blog we share what a safe place looks like.

Ada GonzalezFebruary 10, 2024communication, leadershipComment

How To Optimize Diversity

Fall is officially here and I love fall! We are just starting the season and I'm already anticipating what is to come: the glorious colors displaying nature’s color palette, enhanced by the sunlight. What do the colors of fall have to do with your leadership and your relationships? On this blog I share how differences can be celebrated and optimized instead of becoming a source of conflict and negativity.

Ada GonzalezSeptember 18, 2023Comment

What's Labor Day Yo You?

Today is Labor Day in USA. What does Labor Day mean to you? For many it’s only the unofficial end of summer, the start of the school year and football season, or an extra day off to do stuff around the home and have an excuse for a picnic. What does it mean to you as a leader or as a worker?

Dr. Ada Gonzalez, LeadershipAda GonzalezSeptember 4, 2023Labor day, leaders, workers, choiceComment

What's The Worst Enemy Of Innovation?

Everybody would like to have more innovation. But here is the thing, can you forget what you have been taught from Kindergarten and not be afraid of failure? Because the worst enemy of innovation is. . . Fear of failure.

Ada GonzalezJuly 21, 2023Comment

Leading With Words: Harnessing the Impact of Conversations

Conversations are at the core of what leaders do. Thoughtful, constructive conversations around questions that matter are the heart of leadership--which makes possible the other business processes needed to create positive results.

Leadership, DialogueAda GonzalezJune 25, 2023Leadership, communication, leader conversations, conversationsComment

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