Over the past year, I’ve been facilitating over fifty online classes and virtual training sessions, and this year it will be even more. More and more companies are opting for virtual training rather than in-person, as it caters to an increasing number of people working...

In the last 10 years of facilitating workshops and coaching leaders, I've observed clear patterns in struggles that managers and leaders face in the work place.

This is why I have decided to create these short videos to give you quick tips that can definitely affect the...

Know how to support your team. There is much more to a conversation. To find out what is below, in the unseen-world, you need to know how to ask the right questions.

I tend to be a problem solver. Many of us are. And yet, as we help, often all we do is keep others from recognizing and using their own strengths and abilities.

You might not like to hear this, but the truth is, it is often about you and the energy you bring into the conversation that results in an overall unproductive outcome. You might not have control over some of the people or situations in your life, but you can control h...

Last week, I delivered a presentation about attitudinal mindset and how it affects behavior at work. I talked about how our views, based on our beliefs, experiences, values and assumptions, impact the way we show up in our career. The participants answered a few questi...

When we identify with our performance, if we are criticized or questioned, we feel that our core is being attacked

Giuseppe, my 11-year-old cousin, made me realize how simple and enjoyable life can be when no filters are clouding our perceptions.

“Do you think I’m too old and that’s why I’m not getting a job?” That’s a question that a client asked me a few days ago, a perfectly normal question over 40. But let's look at your beliefs.

To change attitude, we need to identify patterns of behavior and their root causes, since solutions that don’t address the cause are merely short-term band-aids

Improving communication is not only about learning how to address people and situations but also about your beliefs, views and intentions behind it.

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Has your own voice ever weirded you out when speaking to someone you consider high-status, as if you could hear your vocal tone morphing into something abnormal, spiking up a few octaves?

I remember times I entered a conference room full of “big shots,”...

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This summer, I spent a month in Italy. My brother Franco and I rode our motorcycles from the Swiss Alps to Lombardia, through the golden hills of Tuscany to the Amalfi coast and finally then to Puglia (at the heel of the boot), where my home village of...

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Think about your life over the years. Have you made the same average salary, lived within the same standards or faced the usual struggles in your private and professional life? If so, you might be dealing with an upper limit problem. 

A few weeks ago a...

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Imagine yourself walking up to a bar where you are supposed to meet a friend. You peek in to see if she is already there. The place doesn’t look particularly inviting: dim lights, large flat screen TV, a handful of people, most of them staring at their...