Nervous System Leadership

Your body knows before your brain catches up. Nervous system leadership means treating physical signals (tension, depletion, that "something feels off" sensation) as legitimate business data. These posts explore how regulated leaders make better decisions, why sustainable high performance requires honoring body wisdom, and practical ways to integrate somatic intelligence into your leadership. Because the leaders shaping the next 100 years need to stay intact while doing it.
Aug 10

5 Activities to Help You De-Stress in 5 Minutes

When stress hits, it becomes hard to focus and even harder to calm down again. And, you never know where
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Jul 21

Study Proves That Sleeping At Work Is Good For Productivity

Sometimes, a midday power nap is exactly what you need to get a quick surge of energy to ramp up
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Jul 01

Mobile Phones Save You Stress at Work

In today's world, most people can virtually work from anywhere with a computer or mobile device and internet
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Jun 25

5 Ways to Optimize Your Bedroom to Sleep Better

If you don't get a good night's sleep, the rest of your day is going to
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Jun 20

Make the Most of Crazy Days With Quick, Decisive Action

This post originally appeared on Ridiculously Efficient. I’ve been adjusting to a new workload by trying out several strategies
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Jun 20

Finding the Warrior Within: Kid-Friendly Exercises for Single Parents

This post originally appeared on Ridiculously Efficient. Note from Marissa: Ridiculously Efficient CCO Melody Alderman is training for her first
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Apr 30

Half of Managers Are Always Stressed Out

Recent research from Axa PP Healthcare found that 48% of senior managers are stressed out most or all of the
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Apr 24

Surprising Stats on Scheduling, Sleep and Success

A wave of recent research reveals a close link between sleep and success. Essentially, the more sleep you get, the
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Feb 27

How Unplugging at Night Improved My Sleep Quality

I have been an insomniac for most of my life. As much as I love sleep, sleep doesn't
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Dec 23

Stress and the Holidays: How the Season Impacts Employee Health

As a freelancer and telecommuter, the holidays are pretty stress-free for me. Thanks to the fact that I don'
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Dec 12

Your Windowless Office is Making You Lose Sleep

The desk facing a window or corner office with amazing views have always topped the list of things workers want
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Nov 10

3 Ways Exercise Benefits Your Brain

Exercise isn't just good for your body, it's good for your brain. Actually, exercise isn'
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