Lena Waithe will be honored with the Trailblazer Award at Monday’s 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards hosted by Tiffany Haddish. The award, which recognizes game-changing creators with fresh and fearless voices in entertainment, is being given to Waithe for her groundbreaking contributions on and off the screen.…

By Anne-Gerard Flynn agflynn413@gmail.com Special to The Republican – Posted January 16, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — Curious about the theme of Bay Path University’s upcoming Women’s Leadership Conference? Well, that is what it is: “Be Curious.” The event, now in its 23rd year, will take place April 6, at…

How can you make your best impression? The research on first impressions and body language is evolving, but establishing trust is key, said Amy Cuddy, author of “Presence.” Her TED talk on body language has been viewed more than 45 million times. “Trustworthiness is the most…

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Self-awareness has countless proven benefits — stronger relationships, higher performance, more effective leadership. Sounds pretty great, right? Here’s the bad news: 95% of people…

By Linda Galindo Someone once said to me “Anger is the number one way to avoid personal responsibility.” It stuck. Whenever I am angry I ask myself this question, “What is it I do not want to be responsible for right now?” In the privacy of my mind,…

Article by Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine,  Published on October 18, 2017. As a young social psychologist, she played by the rules and won big: an influential study, a viral TED talk, a prestigious job at Harvard. Then, suddenly, the rules changed.…

Few thinkers embody the new era of thinking better than Amy Cuddy.  She has a compelling personal story, but also has a powerful habit of tapping into the zeitgeist and accessing the latest research to shed light on how people behave in the real world. Measures of success…

Tom Gimbel (@TomGimbel) is founder & CEO of LaSalle Network, a national staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Chicago. People with emotional intelligence (EQ) have many characteristics that make them great employees. They have the ability to work with different personalities. They’re empathetic. They’re diffusers and…

“She needs every detail before we start, and it slows us down.” “He acts before we agree on a plan, so we make a lot of mistakes.” Sound familiar? These are just some of the frustrations participants share when asked to give feedback on a team experience. And…

Steve welcomed NELY GALÁN, an Emmy-winning producer who was the first female President of Telemundo Entertainment and is the author of a new book, “Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant and Rich in Every Way.” Learn  more here.…