by Dr. Chris Allen | Aug 14, 2019 | Work-Life Harmony
A Day In My Life: One Path to Work-Life Harmony Today (Sunday) I slept in until 7:15 am, which is late for me, sat outside and had a glorious breakfast courtesy of my fabulous husband. I read the newspaper and watched my cats’ fascination with the frogs in our...
by Dr. Chris Allen | Jul 5, 2019 | Personal Development, Resilience, Work-Life Harmony
How happy are you? Are you flourishing? Do you have a deep sense of well-being? Aristotle wrote, “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim, and end of human existence.” Also, the right to the “pursuit of happiness” is...
by Dr. Chris Allen | May 30, 2019 | Resilience, Work-Life Harmony
Welcome to the unofficial beginning of summer! After Memorial Day, parks and pools open, we plant our herbs and flowers and plan for a little more time off. Those of us who live in cold, snowy places especially look forward to the summer months. We picture ourselves...
by Dr. Chris Allen | Jun 21, 2018 | Executive Coaching, Work-Life Harmony
Do you find today’s world stressful? I haven’t met anyone who has answered that question with a ‘no.’ As an executive coach and workplace psychologist, I meet many people who are looking for strategies to increase their capacity to bounce back from stress and to...
by Dr. Chris Allen | Apr 16, 2018 | Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Work-Life Harmony
We need courage in many different kinds of conversations. Typical examples include handling conflict, confronting a co-worker, expressing an unpopular idea on a team, asking for a favor, saying no to a request for a favor, asking for a raise, or trying to have a...
by Dr. Chris Allen | Jan 9, 2018 | Leadership Development, Personal Development, Work-Life Harmony
This article was originally published in Syracuse Woman Magazine, January 2018 issue. I’m sure some years you’ve made resolutions, while other years, you may have thought “Why bother?” You might have even thought, “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions!” The new year...
