Voicing ideas, mental health, and strength builders

The Mental Breakdown - Edition #53

From the Coaches

Melody Wilding tells her readers how to contribute to online meetings without either fading into the background or rudely interrupting in How to Effectively Voice Your Ideas in a Virtual Meeting.

Alex Wisch talks about his history of mental health issues at work and offers advice to others who might also be dealing with similar circumstances in The Stigma of Mental Health in the Work Environment.

Joe Folkman discusses what strength builders are and how they differ from more traditional behavioral change methods currently used in leadership development in What are Strength Builders? 

Tsila Blomberg offers an overview of what leaders need to do to prioritize better in Mastering the Art of Leadership Priorities: Your Path to Success.

Ben Kiker provides three questions your clients can leverage to build trust amongst their teams in Three Questions to Increase Trust.

Matt Hunter argues that the best way to persuade and inspire is by speaking with the heart in The Alchemy of Heart-Centered Communication.

From the Operators & Investors

Paul Sparrow makes the case for why it’s so important that a company has a strong C-suite guiding the ship, especially when times are hard, in The Importance of a Functional C-Suite in Challenging Economic Times.

Dave Kellogg offers advice to anyone looking to climb the corporate ladder — keep it simple — in Career Advice: Simplifiers Go Far, Complexifiers Get Stuck.

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