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Why Mindfulness is a Game-Changer for You as a Leader

Forbes

Leaders seem to be under more pressure than ever before, and technology has us plugged in at all times. We want to do our best to add value to the companies we work for, but at this pace, life can feel like a never-ending day!

So, how do we stop the crazy train? The answer is mindfulness. [Read More…]

Leaders, Rev Up Your Mental Engines

The Globe and Mail

Few can truly appreciate the correlation between a healthy brain and professional success as much as Carey-Ann Oestreicher, CEO of a Toronto-based leadership and career development firm. Ms. Oestreicher experienced a freak accident in 2012 when, after fainting during an X-ray, she smashed her head on a concrete floor and suffered a severe concussion. Her recovery included days spent in a dark room with no stimulation at all and years of brain rehabilitation. The tricks she acquired through brain rehab worked so well, she said, she decided to try them on her clients. The result was very successful. [Read more…]

How to Master Strategic Thinking

Forbes

One of the top skills that the leaders we work with want to develop is their ability to think strategically. The world we live in has become so fast-paced that there is a lot of pressure on leaders to think more holistically about how they can streamline processes and leverage opportunities in order to be the very best in their sector.

An executive coach's role is to be a sounding board for his or her clients. To ask the powerful questions that lead the client to the best solutions. Through the one-on-one coaching process, I have learned that a lot of really smart people doubt their ability to be strategic thinkers. Some clients have even asked me, "What does the word 'strategy' really mean anyway?" [Read more…]

Carey-Ann Oestreicher - Business Profile

The Hamilton Spectator

Read this up close and personal profile of Carey-Ann Oestreicher, owner of Potential Unlimited. Learn what brings her peace as well as what drives her in her business. [Read more…]

Radio Interview - How to Handle the Busyness of Life and Work

Web TalkRadio

Listen to learn tips from Carey-Ann on tools she has learned from a brain injury and her work with thousands of people that has taught her tools to balance life's demands and create success on your own terms! [Learn more…]

Neuroleadership - The Key to Greater Career and Life Success

Corporate Meetings and Events magazine

Three years ago, I experienced a freak accident which led to a brain injury. I didn't know it at the time, but this injury would change my life. Not just because of the severity of it, but because of the valuable lessons I would learn through my recovery and brain rehab that have taught me a lot about how I want to work and lead my life.

Recently, I was featured in the Business Section of The Globe and Mail newspaper in an article about neuroleadership.  As the CEO of my leadership and career development firm, Potential Unlimited, I work with individuals and groups of leaders who are all wanting to do more with less. They are working at a face pace with technology having them turned on 24/7, and of course, we can't forget all of our personal commitments. The reality is, we just have so many to do's in our lives that it may feel at times we are losing ourselves. [Read more…]

How to be the Kind of Mentor Your Mentee Deserves

Forbes

Learn top tips for being an effective mentor and how this relationship can benefit you as well as your mentee. [Read more…]

Dare to Be Okay With 'Good Enough'

FORBES

I recently had one of those "aha" moments: The kind of moment when things that your brain knows to be true actually click with your beliefs, and you can make a change in a snap. This experience happened to me during one of my weekly vision therapy sessions. I go to these appointments to help my brain make new pathways within my vision centre after it had been damaged almost five years ago during a freak accident that led me to faint, my head smashing onto a concrete floor. [Read more…]

Top 10 tips for healthy business travel

Don't leave your health and wellness up in the air

Corporate Meetings Network Publication

Frequent business travel can sometimes feel like a wild night of partying – you wake up in the morning and don’t have a clue where you are. Even though we might not wake up with a hangover while on business travel, but the initial confusion can feel the same.

As someone who spends a lot of time on the road as the owner of a life and leadership development firm, Potential Unlimited, I came to the realization earlier in my career that I can either be swept away by my busy schedule or I can start to have some control over how I live my life, both at home and on the road. Making yourself a priority is best for you and your clients, enabling you to bring your best to each meeting. [Read more...]

Breaking your own glass ceiling

The Globe and Mail

Following the movements of C-suite women has become a spectator sport. When former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz received her now infamous phone call, professional women started counting the number of females they knew who still occupied the top ranks. [Read more...]

Present Like a Pro in the Corporate World

FORBES

The ability to communicate your ideas effectively will be one of the greatest determinants of how far and how fast you advance in your career. There are plenty of smart people out there who seem to freeze up when it's time to present to a more senior group of people, or who just don't seem to be able to articulate their vision clearly to their leader, and end up walking away from these meetings feeling deflated. [Read more...]

Women in industry still under glass ceiling: report

Canadian Underwriter Magazine

Women working in the insurance industry continue to fight challenges that affect their professional development, according to the Women in Insurance Leadership Insight Report. [Read more...]

Cracking Under Pressure

Canadian Underwriter Magazine

Are you stressed? Have you ever thought about quitting your job and packing it all in because you feel burned out as a result of the fast pace you’re keeping? Has stress negatively affected your health? Have you had problems sleeping because your mind will not shut off, or you are worried about an upcoming meeting? Well, if you have ever felt stressed on the job enough to consider leaving the organization, you are not alone. [Read more...]

Why women need to step up to the microphone

The Globe and Mail

“Does this speech make my butt look fat?”

A new book, The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best, starts with that line and, after my initial laugh, I realized it really struck a chord. What woman can’t relate to worrying about something completely absurd while standing in front of a group of people? [Read more...]

Top Tips for Building Teams That Gel

Corporate Meeting Network Publication

Working on a team can be great - you have access to a diverse group of skills and don't have to carry the brunt of the work all on your own. But, there are times when working on a team can feel more like a tug of war contest than anything else. [Read more...]

Top five nutrition tips for a productive work day

Corporate Meeting Network magazine

Do you ever feel like a firefighter? Running from one crisis to another, trying to save the day…or your event? Well, firefighters need to take care of themselves, and this includes eating right to stay in tip top shape. Proper nutrition helps prepare firefighters to jump into action when needed. And, we all know anyone who plans events is constantly jumping into action! [Read more...]