The Energizer Blog

Running a business is hard work, whether you’ve just started or you’ve managed a business for a while.

I am a firm believer that at some point we all must go to the college MSU—Making Stuff Up.

Here’s the point: If you want someone to grasp ideas, solve problems, and increase understanding—think of ways your hands might tell.

I met Elizabeth Tollis while being part of a virtual program. I asked her to write this article for all who rank themselves as entrepreneurs

some time in the course of this year, you will be called upon to be resilient.

I went through my blogs from the past few years to see what people enjoyed reading the most. I uncovered some gems and want to share them.

Let’s learn how to help employees manage workplace and home stressors by cultivating their resilience muscle. It can be done!

A huge sign stretched across the auto dealership that faced a major interstate highway: New Management! Better Attitude!

When Robert Frost penned, “good fences make good neighbors”, he was thinking of sheep wandering to a neighbor’s garden.

I’m betting that few people knew Spencer Ferguson Silver III who died May 8, 2021, at his home in Minneapolis.

it seems that we’ll be entering a hybrid work world where some fashion of remote work remains. Resilience will be a skill to cultivate.

“It’s not the size of the bird in the song. It’s the size of the song in the bird.”

I was honored to have a great conversation with CEO Robert Santana about my books on resilience and the impact on communities. Enjoy!

With fingers crossed, it seems that employment levels are beginning to shift. Companies are starting to hire again.

“Whoa! Say it isn’t so, Ms. Resilience Builder. How can you talk about resilience without also talking about optimism?”

Imagine if you could create a top-10 list of practical, actionable ideas to help you and your team grow resilience. Your wait is over: read

Seeing the world in only one direction limits our options. I viewed the film The Reunited States and was so taken by the honesty and courage

Security rests in adaptability. Our current uncertain times can either freeze us from action, or create a space where we strengthen our...

The traditional notion that resilience comes into play only when faced with adversity is inaccurate. Learn why.

As we close out the year that was, perhaps you too can find the small treasures in the midst of the darkness, anxiety, and turmoil.