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Hello Rejection, my old friend
Rejection. It’s a part of life and often a necessity if we want to make our way forward in this world. For instance, last spring, I was...

Irene Salter, PhD
Oct 25, 20227 min read


Vulnerability in the Workplace
Let’s begin this blog post on vulnerability with the three most embarrassing moments of my life: When I was twelve, I had a massive crush...

Irene Salter, PhD
Sep 20, 20227 min read


Unleash The Power of Collective Wisdom with a Team Resume
We just had the inaugural meeting of the Collective Wisdom Mastermind group. OMG. I am just blown away by this incredible group of...

Irene Salter, PhD
Sep 9, 20226 min read


How to Come Alive
I was asking a client today when the last time she felt the most alive. When had she last jumped out of bed with enthusiasm, excited...

Irene Salter, PhD
Aug 4, 20227 min read


How to succeed when Sisyphus failed
Do you ever feel like you’re Sisyphus – cursed by Hades, God of the Underworld, to push a boulder uphill for all eternity. After...

Irene Salter, PhD
Jun 28, 20227 min read


How can we change the feedback experience? Shift Positive
My purpose is to encourage the light within leaders to shine brighter. Yet, for so many of us, the feedback and evaluation process does...

Irene Salter, PhD
Jun 8, 20227 min read


How to Find Anger and Turn it into Rocket Fuel
Since childhood I’ve suppressed, hidden, and compartmentalized negative emotions like fear, sadness, and anger… especially anger. All...

Irene Salter, PhD
May 27, 202211 min read


Feeling stuck? Seek a different perspective.
When was the last time you got to look down on your life and the world from a completely different perspective? I recently had the...

Irene Salter, PhD
Apr 20, 20226 min read


Five tips for navigating uncertain times
Navigating a chaotic, ever-changing, uncertain, risky, ambiguous, volatile landscape seems like standard operating procedure for many...

Irene Salter, PhD
Apr 17, 20225 min read


To be a leader, you don't have to be a superhero
As much as I love stories, the hero’s journey narrative arc never really felt like it was quite the right fit for me. Too...

Irene Salter, PhD
Apr 9, 20225 min read


On becoming an integrated leader
“What might integrated leadership look like for me?” That’s what one of the people who joined our women’s leadership retreat recently...

Irene Salter, PhD
Apr 4, 20226 min read


That "look"
You know the one. There’s a “look” I got as an Asian female each time I walked into a board room full of superintendents in collared...

Irene Salter, PhD
Mar 29, 20225 min read


How to manage your email
Email Stress The first email was sent 50 years ago. Today, it’s ever so easy for email to become a source of tremendous stress,...

Irene Salter, PhD
Feb 3, 20228 min read


What Leaders Need Right Now
Since October, I’ve been engaged in a mini-research project trying to understand the needs of the leaders I serve. I had a hunch that...

Irene Salter, PhD
Jan 30, 20229 min read


Touchstone for 2022
This year, rather than setting a goal, creating a vision board, or making a New Years resolution, consider choosing a single word to...

Irene Salter, PhD
Jan 4, 20229 min read


How to slow down your frantic, overwhelming holiday season
Stacking. Dysregulation. Stress. Recentering. Visions. Armor. A lot has happened since Thanksgiving. My family spent a glorious...

Irene Salter, PhD
Dec 21, 20219 min read


How to Nurture Imagination, Creativity & Insight in your Brain
Imagination is a powerful thing. It can reduce stress. It can help achieve your goals. It can allow you to escape reality for a time and...

Irene Salter, PhD
Nov 29, 202110 min read


Ode to Being Phoneless (Part 2 - The Strategies)
If you haven’t read the original story about my phone being stolen, you may wish to read Part 1 of Ode to Being Phoneless first. Quick...

Irene Salter, PhD
Nov 22, 202110 min read


Ode to Being Phoneless (Part 1 - The Lessons)
Modern day professionals like me rely on our phones so much. They’re so much more than a simple piece of technology. We can practically...

Irene Salter, PhD
Nov 18, 20217 min read


What If Your Shell No Longer Fits? Time to Molt!
Do you ever get stuck on a project, with a big goal, or in life? Do you sometimes feel like you’d rather hide under a rock than do that...

Irene Salter, PhD
Oct 20, 20214 min read

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