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Stressed At Work? Top 10+ Reasons…

Stress acts an accelerator

Stress acts as an accelerator. It will push you either forward or backward, but you choose which direction.
Chelsea Eriean

Workplace stress can arise from various sources, and it affects employees across different industries and roles. Understanding the common causes of stress at work is crucial for both employees and employers to take appropriate measures to manage and mitigate its impact. Here are some key factors that contribute to work-related stress:

Excessive Workload: Overwhelming work demands, tight deadlines, and a constant flow of tasks can lead to stress as employees struggle to cope with the pressure to perform.
Lack of Control: When employees feel they have little control over their work, decision-making, or the outcomes of their efforts, it can lead to a sense of helplessness and increased stress.
Job Insecurity: Fear of job loss or instability due to economic conditions, restructuring, or organizational changes can create anxiety and stress among employees.
Long Working Hours: Extended work hours, lack of work-life balance, and overtime can leave employees feeling drained and overwhelmed, contributing to chronic stress.
Unclear Expectations: Ambiguous or constantly changing job roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations can create confusion and stress for employees.
Lack of Recognition: When employees’ efforts and achievements go unnoticed or unappreciated, it can lead to feelings of disengagement and stress.
Poor Working Relationships: Conflict with coworkers, difficult supervisors, or a negative work environment can significantly impact employees’ mental well-being.
Organizational Culture: Toxic workplace cultures that promote competition, lack of support, or an absence of work-life balance can foster stress among employees.
Career Advancement Pressures: The desire to progress in one’s career, coupled with intense competition, can lead to stress as employees strive to meet expectations.
Workplace Bullying or Harassment: Acts of bullying, discrimination, or harassment create a hostile work environment, triggering stress and anxiety in affected employees.
Lack of Resources: Insufficient tools, training, or support can hinder employees from effectively fulfilling their job responsibilities, leading to stress.
Workplace Change and Uncertainty: Frequent organizational changes, such as mergers, restructuring, or new management, can generate stress due to uncertainty and adjustment challenges.
Job Demands and Complexity: Highly demanding and intellectually challenging roles may lead to stress, especially when coupled with limited resources or support.
Physical Work Conditions: Uncomfortable or unsafe work environments can negatively impact employees’ mental and physical health, contributing to stress.
Personal Life Interference: When personal issues, such as family problems or health concerns, spill over into work, it can intensify stress levels.

Addressing these causes of workplace stress involves creating supportive work environments, implementing stress-reduction programs, promoting work-life balance, providing opportunities for coaching, skill development and growth, and fostering open communication between employees and management.

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Emerging Leaders Honorees Prowess…

A delightful conversation with Trevor ”Sosobone” Smith ( LION ) as Maxine Barnett and Dr Shelly Cameron EdD (Org Leadership)
discussed results of 2023 30 Under 30 changemakers held June 23, 2023 at the IDB.

An ignite CAribbean initiative envisioned by Dr. Claire A. Nelson A program that has ignited my own passion to continue to lead and drive in Washington DC.

Honorees received gift of coaching to advance their entrepreneurial leadership I initiatives.

Here we share and hope you enjoy the conversation. Thoughts and insights welcomed.

Thanks Melissa Noel and Abby Charles for your powerful charge to our 2023 honorees at the White House

Thanks to all sponsors

Need To Move To The Next Step? Here Are 9 Reasons To Work With A Coach…

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We often ask the question why some people succeed when others don’t. It seems there is a missing element. Something we lack. The truth is that you can succeed at whatever you dream about; whatever you put your mind to achieve. Know that you don’t have to go it alone. Here are some reasons why people hire a coach to improve their lives and their business.

People hire a coach to help put systems in place (e.g. time management, social media engagement, managing products, and managing people)
When they know what to do but not how to do it
Feel Stuck , confused
When you want to make more money …want to do what you want to do
When they know it’s time to break free
When they figure out they can’t do it alone
Need resources and don’t know where to find them (financial…

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Take Time To Do Nothing…

Relax, recharge, and reflect. Sometimes it’s OK to do nothing.

Izey Victoria Odiase

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Take time to do nothing.

Sometimes you need to just relax and do nothing. Then you will be more productive.

Cheers!

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When You Don’t Know What To Say…

When you don’t know what to say, listen to your heart.
José Micard Teixeira

“When you get tired of something, don’t sweep it out of your life without first understanding why you attracted it, otherwise you can be sure that it will return, even if it is in another form or in another context. When you stop feeling in love with someone, allow them to leave without thinking that a part of you leaves with them. In fact, nothing leaves. What leaves is only what came, now with more knowledge about who it was while it stayed here. When you feel disrespected, take back the power you gave that person over your life. Do not allow disrespect to turn to indifference and find yourself deposed from the place that was rightfully or lovingly yours in the beginning. When you feel uncomfortable somewhere, leave. All the moments you remain there will only contribute to bringing you even more suffering. Leave and if you have nowhere else to go, leave anyway, because at that moment no place is worse than this one for you. When you can’t say what you want to say, write it down. What is written speaks louder and remains longer in time. When you don’t know what to say, listen to your heart. Everything you need to know has always been there waiting for you. And when you think you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see yourself once more. It may be that this time you will understand everything you have forgotten to.”

~ José Micard Teixeira Excerpt from book “Between Many Truths and Some Secrets”

Be The Change…

It was an honor and privilege to receive a personal invitation from the office of the Vice of the United States to celebrate the contributions of CAribbean American Leaders in the USA.

The heart and soul of the journey began with my phenological leadership research and book publication titled Success Strategies to help developing leaders.

A Journey which led to collaborating with top industry leaders and partner as member of the leadership team and Program board of The Institute of Caribbean Studies, Washington DC. Under the leadership and direction of White House Champion of Change and Futurist Dr Claire Nelson who continues to lead Caribbean American Legislative week Dialogue and Advocacy on issues pertaining to the advancement of Education, Health, Economic matters, the Blue Economy and more in Washington DC.

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒿𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓌𝒾𝒻𝓉. Through the Global Coaching Corner, we continue the strides to make a difference in our community through the 30 Under 30 and CARICOM Mentorship programs developing emerging leaders throughout the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.

Know a talented leader? Send them over to our corner and Let’s together do what we can to empower our future leaders.

Cheers!

Change-Makers Ignited…

Be the Change you wish to see in the world
Mahatma Ghandi

𝐵𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒 you wish to See. That’s what I aim to be. The change to make a difference in the community. To contribute to the development of Emerging Leaders. A process that I have been involved since the program’s inception in Washington DC

Ignite CAribbean JUDGES work on 2023s 30 Under 30 Change-makers Award to be held on June 23 during Caribbean American Heritage Month Legislative week celebrations.

Inc’s 4 Signs A Leader Is Not Fit To Lead…

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
John Maxwell

Follow the Leader, the popular song says. But is it always true to follow every leader? Are some better leaders that others? You can be assured that indeed some leaders are in fact better than others.

An INC’s article shared the top 5 signs that a leader is not a fit. Here I share my top 4 favorite.

Narcissistic Tendencies & More

Narcissist tendencies
Look out for themselves only
Treating people like numbers
Too much control

Which stands out to you? Are there other signs you can recognize? Do share, we would love to hear.

Cheers!

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New Book: Women Immigrants & The Challenges Faced …

New Book! Success comes in many forms. For me it was a delight to partner with Dr Indiana Robinson as she did a deep dive research into women immigrants. I was honored to expound on my initial research of Success Strategies of Caribbean American leaders in the United States.

In this book titled “A Review of Women Immigrants and the Challenges Faced”, Dr Robinson expanded on deep dive research on immigrants and the path they took.

Together we shared excerpts of the stories of women immigrant leaders and their perspectives on higher education in the United States. Our own stories are included.

On the cover kudos given to female graduates who enthusiastically shared their graduation pictures to emphasize their success and tenacity to strive to overcome challenges to be successful.

Get/Gift a copy of this new book which is now available on Amazon

Thoughts about this new research? Do share. We would love to hear.

Cheers!

Mid-Life Leaders Career Switch: An Interview With ICF South Florida Chapter…

Let no one define what Success means to you. Define it for yourself
@Dr. Shelly C

It was a pleasure sharing my background and coaching experience with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) South Florida Chapter Host, Eric Goeres, PCC. Listen to the Podcast recording or read the details below to learn more about my Journey.

My Journey

How did I become, what was your journey to, how did you wind up becoming a coach? What is your background?

I worked with a major global pharmaceutical company for over 14 years in a HR Strategic Leadership role where I held HR responsibility for countries in the Caribbean reporting into USA/Latina region. I coached and advised business managers on managing their people. At the height of my career, having led the project to successfully achieve the employer of choice award, I decided to go in a different direction. The goal was to make a difference in healthcare and the wider community in the USA.

Even though I already had a masters in HR Management, I enrolled full-time in the Masters Health Administration program. On completion, I got my dream role to manage a group of medical practices located throughout South Florida.

I eventually partnered with the Institute of Caribbean Studies in Washington DC, where I am Chief Judge for its Flagship 30 Under 30 Ignite Caribbean Initiative recognizing the changemaking efforts of outstanding individuals under 30 years old.

As I reflect managers I have worked with kept reaching out to me at major crossroads in their life. Ethics, trust, and confidentiality were always my standard and I guess it followed me. People would reach out to share and talk with me confidentially about their next steps. After noticing the pattern and giving myself to any opportunity that arose, I realized that coaching was something I was passionate about but never considered officially. It was then I decided to take the leap into becoming accredited. That’s how my formal accreditation journey began early 2022.

Leadership Coaching

What kind of coaching do you do? And who do you work with?

My focus is on Leadership Coaching. I work with 40+ Mid-Life Corporate Leaders in Transition. This niche was perfect for me as my experience included several global mergers and acquisitions and was formally trained in change management. On top of that my doctoral studies focused on organizational leadership. I later published Journal article titled: The Leadership Challenge: Success Strategies of Immigrant Leaders in the USA. This was also published in books titled Success Strategies as well another titled “Your Career: Ditch it Switch”, which I now use to help coach leaders in transition.

Coaching Style & Philosophy

What’s your coaching style? How do you coach? What’s your coaching philosophy?

Versatility, depending on the needs of the client.

Special Project

Is there anything specifically you’d like to talk about?

My writing is something that is special. I write to satisfy my curiosity or personal growth and development. It then turns out that others seem to have the same issues as me, so I share, and it inspires. So, I will continue my publishing journey. I also talk a lot about Fear because it’s something that holds us back. My philosophy is to “do it in spite of your fear”.

I have partnered with Dr. Indiana Robinson to publish book titled Women Immigrants and the Challenges Faced: Perspectives on Higher Education in the United States.

Growth of coaching in organizations and its link to change management

The Future of Coaching

What do you think the future of coaching looks like?

The market is filled with many who call themselves ‘coaches’ but are untrained. I believe with the rise of credentialing; the world of coaching will become attractive to organizations and individuals who are credentialed and stick to ethical standards of the ICF. Accountability will be the gold standard for success.

With the influx of the pandemic changes, I was already coaching individuals for years across borders, but the pandemic made the process official. Individuals liked the flexibility of being able to meet virtually on zoom at times convenient to them.

21 Solo Travel Learnings …

Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.
Amin Maalouf

With just a carry-on, I felt led to travel solo to a faraway land. Was it nerve racking? Kinda. I travelled without fear, more intrigued by curiosity while discovering the unknown. Most of all my learnings forced me into a new realm bursting forth with a new sense of unhurried flair.

Here I share a few of learnings:

Learned self-confidence. To be confident in who I am and who I want to be.
I learned to accept differences in cultures
I learned to accept the uniqueness of different lifestyles
I learned to say YES to myself, to what I want and to say No to the desires that others want for me.
I learned to hold firmly to my belief to never give up.
I learned to grow up and out to spread my wings.
I learned to try things that force me out of my comfort zone.
I learned to take rests.
I learned to take risks and not be afraid or most importantly, to take the risk even when I am afraid, despite my fear
I learned that education is critical to success but also to have a life.
I learned to be me.
I learned to not be of afraid to be me – to speak the way I want to speak.
I learned to write to help others through coaching.
I learned to express myself in writing to help others develop and maximize their potential.
I learned to laugh.
I learned to accept life’s simple things.
I learned to love dogs and animals.
I learned to accept help from others despite my independence.
I learned to accept love from others
I learned to accept what success means to me and not what others expectations are for me.
I learned to challenge myself to step out into the unknown.

I am still learning, but I am okay.

What’s Stopping You?

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What’s stopping you?

That was the question asked. It’s fitting for those who are stuck. Those who have dreams, goals, and aspirations yet like a Nested Sludge, do nothing to progress towards achieving them.

Why do we hesitate? Why don’t we step out and do what needs to be done? What holds us back?

Here I share some of the responses from individuals to the question posed.