75% of careers are derailed for reasons related to emotional competencies. Emotional intelligence is a sought-after skill because it is an essential ingredient in achieving excellent results.

Organizations are facing a growing soft skills gap. A recent study found that 89% of executives reported difficulty recruiting candidates with the requisite soft skills, such as emotional intelligence, communication, adaptability, innovation, collaboration, learning mindset.

Only 25% of employees believe that learning measurably improved their performance. Developing a learning culture is essential to competing in this decade and beyond.

'Commitment without understanding is a liability.' — Oliver Wight. Research has shown that only 10% of organizations have a robust learning culture.

Have you had the good fortune of having at least one mentor that has had a significant impact on your career and you as a person? I have been incredibly fortunate to have three generous mentors in my career.

We are told to follow our passion. The challenge is that research has shown that most of us don’t know how to pursue our passion, and thus we fail to do so.

No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. I am sincerely grateful for my family, friends, colleagues, and clients. In these challenging times, I am also grateful for all the frontline workers that continue to help keep our communities safe and the world running.

Through this blog I will share what I am thinking, feeling and experiencing with the hope that something I write will add value. My goal is to post a blog at least once a week.