Over the past few years, and especially in 2020, top leaders have been challenged by health crises, social justice issues and economic troubles. The C-suite has had to expand their traditional roles of finance, operations or marketing to take on new responsibilities and learn new skills. Alignment and collaboration have been key to addressing remote work; employee well-being; non-diverse leadership pipelines; environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals; culture transformation; and even real estate planning. 

“A CEO and leadership team must be fully committed to owning the changes as an aligned team,” said ...

The things I regret in life are mostly associated with anger.

Do want:

No one complains, “I’m furious. This steak is cooked perfectly.”

Anger is useful when it looks beyond ‘don’t like’ to ‘do want’.

Anger is harmful when it festers into blame, inaction, and bitterness.

Anger reflection:

Reflect on something or someone that makes you angry. Sink into that feeling. Describe what makes you angry.

People that make me angry are…

1. Self-centered.
2. Arrogant.
3. Unhelpful.
4. Know-it-alls.
5. People with hidden agendas.
6. People who play office politics unethically.
7. Pushy.
8. Angry.
9. Lazy.
10. Emotional. (Outbursts and
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A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. [Source: Wikipedia]

OK, so where am I going with this?

Well, we should all be familiar with the purpose and importance of having a functioning fire extinguisher in our homes and in our workplaces. What we know about them include:

• We usually know where they are if we need them.
• They are available if needed for an emergency.
• While we all need to have them in the vicinity, most hope
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If I asked you how your day was going, how would you answer? I’m 99.9 percent sure you’d easily say “Good” or “Fine” because it’s polite and expected. The person being asked is hoping with all that’s in them that these one-word retorts will placate the inquisitor enough that they’ll move on. We say these responses because it is the norm of a shallow acknowledgment as humans. We may care how the other person is when we greet them, but chances are we care “ish.”

You see, far more daunting and important...