Why is it that business leaders are so great at keeping track of profit, COGS, EBITDA, stock price, EPS, etc., and yet often don’t focus so much on the metrics for the real engine of […]
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We believe your vitality is among your most precious commodities. The more vitality you have, the more able you are to focus, to achieve, and to enjoy. If you have vitality, you have the exuberance, the physical stamina, and mental and emotional vigor to pursue your vision and mission as well as live the values of your organization. As CEO of EXCN, I am passionate about helping executives improve not only their leadership performance but also their Executive Vitality™. Every month we publish Breakaway Performance – Ideas that transform the way you work — with tips about well-being and good health. I hope these tips will help you focus on your vitality.
Alyssa Freas, Ph.D.
CEO & President
Executive Coaching Network, Inc.
We all keep talking about me time. I would like to talk about we time—that is, time for relationship-building. How can we work together when we can’t even find time to talk? It is astonishing […]
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Many of the leaders we coach are control oriented…controlling the future, controlling staff, controlling profits. The problem, of course, is that a lot of what a leader faces is not controllable. Rather than controlling outcomes, […]
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Here are some steps we suggest to our executive coachees to approach the New Year with vigor and focus. Immediately return to your leadership vitality plan. We know there may have been some year-end slippage, […]
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We work with many leaders in our executive coaching practice who travel frequently – and we have personal experience with logging millions of miles – literally. We know business travel is a hot topic, especially […]
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According to the U.S. Travel Association, U.S. residents logged 452 million person‑trips (one person away overnight or 50+ miles away from home) for business purposes in 2014, with 36.7% for meetings and events. If part […]
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Many of you reading this can relate to the idea that traveling for work can be both exciting and exhausting. In our work as executive coaches, we hear more often than not that travel challenges […]
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Many forces can affect your — or any executive’s — vitality, and consequently, leadership effectiveness. Sometimes life’s arrows point downwards — the arrows for the market, for bottom line results, a child’s report card, or […]
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You have read in previous editions of Breakaway Performance that we encourage taking care of yourself—getting adequate sleep, eating properly, and exercising as a route, not just to better health and increased vitality, but specifically […]
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Amongst executive ranks, mental health issues are a tribal taboo. That does not mean they do not exist. The “taboo” aspect feeds the problem because it discourages colleagues from taking action, such as having a […]
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