Leadership Archives - Natella Isazada https://www.natellaisazada.com/category/leadership/ How to improve organizational performance through personal growth Thu, 13 May 2021 22:07:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Quality In Quality Out https://www.natellaisazada.com/quality-in-quality-out-2/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/quality-in-quality-out-2/#comments Thu, 13 May 2021 02:00:53 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1415 It’s a very exciting day today! My book “Quality In Quality Out: Caring Workplaces Inspire People to Do Their Best” finally has been published! As many of you may know, I have been on this journey for the past five years, ever since launching my eponymous blog. My personal aspiration has been to spread a […]

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]]> Finding Purpose in Empowering Others https://www.natellaisazada.com/finding-purpose-in-empowering-others/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/finding-purpose-in-empowering-others/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:02:30 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1286 Teresa Hamlin of Azerbaijani Socks is interesting on so many levels that it’s hard to decide where to begin telling her story. When I first met Teresa through our mutual friend in Baku, she amazed me with her fluent Azerbaijani and the way she pronounced her name – Tereza – just like the locals do. […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/how-to-build-connections-across-cultures/feed/ 10 More Than a Border Crisis https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:17:55 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1049 Children cooped up in cages crying and pleading with strangers for help. Migrant parents torn away from them, arrested and detained elsewhere. Public rage at the regime behind all of this. The equally loud outcry from those in power who justify their actions as a consequence of a long-standing problem inherited from previous administrations. This […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/feed/ 4 The Flag Once Raised or 5 Lessons from 100 Years Ago https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-flag-once-raised-or-5-lessons-from-100-years-ago/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-flag-once-raised-or-5-lessons-from-100-years-ago/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 19:03:39 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1031 Where I come from, in Azerbaijan, as well as in other parts of the globe, that are home to Azerbaijanis, May 28th is celebrated as the Republic Day. And if all previous years this date was important, in 2018 it’s signified further by the 100th anniversary of the inception of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic. Why […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-flag-once-raised-or-5-lessons-from-100-years-ago/feed/ 15 What Makes You Dislike Your Children? https://www.natellaisazada.com/what-makes-you-dislike-your-children/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/what-makes-you-dislike-your-children/#comments Wed, 16 May 2018 07:49:38 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1010 This past weekend it was Mother’s Day here in North America – the time to celebrate all mothers and their countless contributions. The time for Sunday brunches, family outings, and potted orchids. To me, it’s also the time of the year to look back and reflect on my own work as a mother. Am I […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/yes-to-saying-no/feed/ 16 The Best Way to Build Confidence https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-best-way-to-build-confidence/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-best-way-to-build-confidence/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:40:59 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=950 The topic of confidence comes up for me from time to time in different conversations – whether  someone walks up to me and asks bluntly: “Where in the world do you find the confidence for speaking publicly with your accent?” or people genuinely want to know how to build the confidence for job interviews, business […]

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