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Leaders – Are Your People Overwhelmed?

***Want to see the video version of this blog article? See it here!*** As a leader, how would you handle this situation? A manager writes to the Globe and Mail’s Career “nine to five” column: A direct report frequently displays strong emotions in the workplace. Notably, they frequently tear-up; are seen crying in the hallway. […]

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Summer Reading – The “Ease Book Give-Away”

It’s Summer time. When the living is (supposed to be) easy….. It’s the Ease Book Summer Give-away! It’s summer and the ‘livin’ is (supposed to be) easy. To celebrate the season, I’ve decided to share a bunch of content from my book, Ease, for you to read at your leisure — and get you ready […]

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Ready, Set, Go – with 5 Best Practices for Success

I love a shiny new year. It holds so much promise. If you reflected on some of the 12 Questions to Look Beyond and Plan Ahead then you might be thinking about goals, opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. To be on your best game  it’s a good idea to have some really solid rituals, good habits, […]

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11 Ways to Bring The Best of You Forward into 2016

NOTE: This article is now also published at the Huffington Post. It’s a shiny new year. Welcome aboard! Before we get swept into the swirl of busy (oh, are you there already?), let’s think about how to keep the ‘shine’ on for the weeks/months/year ahead.  I’ll be asking you to reflect on your year past this […]

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In Defense of the Lowly “To Do List” (TDL)

Good Thinking Series: Are you Writing it Down? Too much to do is the sounding battle cry of today’s work warriors. How do you stay on top of it all in times of ‘crazy busy’? Do you write To Do Lists (TDL)? Does this help you keep track of your priorities and tasks? Deal better […]

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(Webinar – free): Finding Ease in Times of “Crazy Busy”

According to a recent Globe and Mail study, 59% of Canadians feel stress out and unable to manage the pressure, and as a result they are less satisfied with work, less productive, and less healthy. Hmmm.  That’s no fun. Further more, 67% say their current job expectations feel too demanding. If you can relate then […]

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News Release: New book (Ease) — Manage Overwhelm in Times of Crazy Busy

News Release: Are times of ‘crazy busy’ now the new normal? According to Eileen Chadnick, a leadership and work-life coach and author of a new book, Ease, the season of rush is now year-round. Demands of work and life continue to accelerate to unprecedented levels.  In Ease, Chadnick offers strategies to manage overwhelm in times […]

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Six Ways to Tame Your Stressed Brain

A slightly shorter version of this article has also been published in the Globe and Mail Careers. The Scenario: It is late afternoon and a busy executive, whom we will call Sue, is trying to finish up a project before she leaves to get her daughter from daycare. Simultaneously she is also dealing with several other […]

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