March 18, 2020
It Turns Out, You Really Do Need a Peloton – This is Why
On a fateful day nearly 20 years ago, Michael O’Brien, CEO of Peloton Executive Coaching, asked himself a chilling question: “Is this what it feels li...
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Articles by Chuck Garcia
Writing on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership, from the classroom, the stage, and the mountain.
February 19, 2020
What Can Be Learned from this Unconventional Doctor
One hot day in August 2015, I walked into an elevator and something unexpected happened. I was in Houston, TX at the Texas Medical Center. When I ente...
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January 23, 2020
Embracing the Change In Course Required to Reach Your Summit
In 384 B.C., a man named Aristotle spoke of what it meant to be smart. He said, the beginning of all wisdom is knowing yourself. In 60 A.D., a Roman p...
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December 20, 2019
It’s Been Proven, We Need Each Other
I’m excited. Granted, it is an exciting time of year, especially here in New York City. Streets are packed with people hustling and bustling from corp...
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November 27, 2019
Get Comfortable with Discomfort
Think about the things, relationships, accomplishments that have meant or mean the most to you. Did they come easy? Were they just given to you withou...
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October 24, 2019
Consider this Key Attribute of All Great Leaders
I’ve had several humbling experiences throughout my life that have changed the course of where I was headed. I can think of many examples both in my m...
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September 26, 2019
Does Communicating Stress You Out?
If it is, you wouldn’t be alone. Many people know that public speaking is one of the greatest fears people can experience. However, we don’t all find ...
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August 29, 2019
Change Must be Led Step by Step and Brick by Brick
There’s a medieval French phrase, “Rome ne fu[t] pas faite toute en un jour” from the collection Li Proverbe au Villian published around 1190; we all ...
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How to Get Your Team to Move Mountains and Then Climb Them
Moving mountains is typically seen as an impossible feat – which is why we talk of needing faith or a great belief from within in order to move the “p...
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June 27, 2019
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence. As a leader you’re likely inundated with the term. Articles, seminars, trainings, reports…it’s a hot topic – and for good reas...
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June 6, 2019
Leadership Lessons For The Office And The Trail – Scott Trager, PMP
Guest blog by Scott Trager, PMP Sometimes we need to go fast, sometimes we need to go slow. At times we need to back up so we can just keep moving for...
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May 23, 2019
10 Proven Ways to Become a Better Communicator
A couple of years ago, I published my first book, A Climb to the Top: Communication and Leadership Tactics to Take Your Career to New Heights. It was ...
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