Benatti Leadership and Training
Spark Success!
Are you working from home, saving lots of time by not commuting, but wondering where all that time is going? Last week, I had four leadership coaching clients tell me that that their average working day is two to three hours longer than when they were commuting. That’s no surprise—it’s way too easy to accept [read more…]
A special thanks to my Leadership Coaching client and guest blogger, Liza Larson for sharing this incredible example of connection, innovation, and resilience! “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi This quote is something that I have on a Post-it note hanging in my [read more…]
I just got home from celebrating my mom’s 84th birthday in Barbados with my sister Terri and oldest daughter Kira. I realized on this trip that there are three key aspects of a tropical vacation that provide me with an incredible refresh and energy renewal. The first is the magnificent beauty and power of nature. [read more…]
Special thanks to guest bloggers, Iwona Dobler and Kira Connaughton, who wrote this blog post, about their personal experience on a Career ReCharge team. Our group has been meeting for over six months. We always meet for lunch, which is great because we all need to eat lunch anyway. We start by talking about our [read more…]
December was quite an exciting month for me! I was invited to be one of the keynote presenters for the Career Development Institute 2019 conference that took place in Newcastle, England. My keynote was called “Spark Your Resilience: how to thrive, not just survive!” In it, I told my dad’s story of being a workaholic [read more…]
Last week I received an email from a leader I’ve been coaching for five months in which he thanked me for having him set goals for his well-being. When I saw him, he brought it up again and said it definitely made him more productive. That got me thinking of ways in which people can [read more…]
If there was a continuum between focused and frazzled, where would you fall most days? If you’re landing more on the frazzled end of the continuum, you could be hurting your career. I provided leadership coaching to John, a talented scientist who was beyond brilliant, but his manager and co-workers described him as always frazzled [read more…]
When was the last time you enjoyed a sunrise or sunset? This summer, I have seen the most incredible sunsets! As I watch the spectacular color combinations of yellow, orange, and pink over the ocean, it always reminds me that one of my greatest joys of summer is being outside more and the impact it [read more…]
How do you fill your bucket? You may be thinking right now, what bucket? Tom Rath’s book, How Full Is Your Bucket? reveals how even the briefest interactions with others affect your productivity, health, and longevity. Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket, and grounded in 50 years of research, his book shows [read more…]
The launch of Career Recharge has provided me with unexpected opportunities, one of them being asked to present at the Executive Performance Summit in Toronto. It was exciting for a number of reasons but also daunting as I had never presented before in Canada and had no idea that The Globe and Mail, who sponsored [read more…]
