Leadership fatigue is one of the risks that high-achievers like leaders may want to keep an eye out for. Despite having a determined mindset, leading and managing people is still hard work. After all, employees have different personalities, growing and maintaining a business is challenging, and anyone called upon to regularly make tough decisions is bound to feel the strain and experience fatigue.

Admittedly, the first time I heard of Strategic Planning was during my Positive Workplaces Internship. Being part of many student and youth organizations, I’ve heard of strategy, we plan for our events, we claim that our plans are guided by strategies, but I’ve never heard anyone utter the term “Strategic Planning” until then.

We have been shaped to believe in the illusion that women in our societies are not capable of leading in general, and are made to be subordinates to their male counterparts. This is primarily because women tend to have more nurturing qualities than men which makes them more fit for the “supporting roles” in life. Moreover because of these qualities, societies have distinguished women to have more domestic roles compared to male counterparts as these characteristics are much more prevalent and needed in the household. Because of these things that have been attributed in our minds, we tend to have hesitations and biases when women become leaders. However, this should not be the case since women are also as capable as their counterparts in different matters, especially in leadership. In terms of breaking the misconceptions and bias against women leadership, we must learn the reasons why women should lead, what they can offer in leadership, and how women can change the future of leadership.

I’ve always believed that people are inherently good. That in the general scheme of things, as leaders, we tend to lean towards the positive in influencing others towards a certain goal. I remember one of my friends, Coach Lippy, telling me, “John, wala naman atang tao na pagkagising ng umaga, ang unang ma-iisip ay maghasik ng lagim” (Translation: John, I don’t think anyone wakes up in the morning with the intent of spreading doom).

After two years of living through the pandemic, as people strive to find their way back to old routines like stepping out of their homes, going to the office, or seeing people again, there will be numerous challenges. We will all go through a re-entry experience. Having to physically distance ourselves from each other, wear masks, be cautious around people, work from home, among others, has changed us both in superficial and significant ways. The question is, are we really ready to go back?

“ I realized that more than just looking out for experiences, finding role models and mentors in the midst of these experiences could have greatly helped me in my journey of figuring out my path.”

As we spend the majority of our adult lives working, an essential aspect of looking after our mental wellness is how we feel about our work. Viewing something to which you dedicate most of your time and energy as merely a source of livelihood can be draining. Dreading the weekdays, people find themselves wondering, “Is this all there is to life?” In this article, we take a glimpse as to how fulfillment at work is understood from two perspectives.

We all have encountered leaders before, but have you met a leader that put the needs of others before themselves? Have you encountered a leader that looks at the bigger picture and aims to make a huge difference in society? If so, you may have encountered a servant leader.

Our lives feel like a race against time. We speed through work hours in an attempt to finish as much output as possible, allot time for family and friends to get the most intimacy out of what little moments we may have with them, plot schedules as if they were building blocks, trying to make sure we can jam each and every brick of our life plans into one cohesive structure.

Those with high emotional intelligence are often the most successful at what they choose to do. How can you harness it in your leadership?

The pandemic has caused an 89% decline in workplace well-being. Here’s why, and how you can combat pandemic workaholism.

Positive psychology in the workplace is not a destination, but an ongoing process. Here are three ways you can begin practicing positive psychology in the office.