Laura Sicola

Have you ever felt ready throw up your hands in frustration, and give up? It’s so easy to be convinced that the odds are...

A critical skill that separates bosses from true leaders is the ability to catch yourself when the reflex to react kicks in, and hit the pause button. Then, assess the situation from what I like to call a "split-brain perspective" before deciding your course of action. Depending on the situation and your natural tendencies, you may be able to do this quickly, or you may need to take some time to think it through, returning to continue the discussion an hour or a day later. Either way, the process requires three equally important steps.

“The luck of the Irish” is a fun notion celebrated with lots of images of shamrocks and leprechauns this time of year in anticipation...

Part of what makes my job fun is that no two clients are trying to solve the same problem. But whether it’s about leading...

Aren’t there times when you wish you could yell “do over!” and start with a clean slate, like you did as a kid? The...

We’re all familiar with the principle of “culture shock,” reflecting the surprises and challenges of living and working abroad. Comparatively, you’d think it would...

“Are you crying?... There’s no crying in baseball!” That line was immortalized forever by Tom Hanks as baseball coach Jimmy Dugan in the 1992...

In Machiavelli’s classic, The Prince, he weighs the relative importance of being loved or being feared as the best motivator of one’s “subjects.” In...

I coach people on how to be persuasive and compelling in a variety of contexts, one of which is in preparation for giving a...

Today I had lunch with a friend who is a cognitive neuroscientist. She was telling me about her research that identifies which patients are...

Like most people, I usually hate making new year’s resolutions. They are something we create out of a sense of obligation, knowing all the...

When I think about building my image as a trustworthy leader, I tend to think about strengthening qualities and providing services that will proactively...