Cultivating personal skills for business success
By Andrea Hill
My clients often tease me about being their business therapist, but we all need one from time to time. The roles of entrepreneur, leader, manager, and professional can be very challenging—and stress is known to highlight our least mature behaviors. But giving in to stress and dysfunction is a sure way to short-circuit competence. Whether you are already on the path to becoming the most balanced person you can be or just beginning that journey, here are some important tools to put in your behavioral toolbox. They can help you to keep your cool, communicate more effectively, lead with greater authority, and remain more positive.