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Nerissa J. Persaud
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Published in M.O.C.A

·4 days ago

Excuse Culture Will Cost You Your Best People: How to Recognise and Defuse it.

Psychologists categorise excuse-making as a form of ‘self-handicapping’, a behaviour that hinders our own performance and motivation. This behaviour is often driven by an unconscious desire to protect our ego from the anxiety and shame that can come with failure. …

Leadership

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Excuse Culture Will Cost You Your Best People: How to Recognise and Defuse it.
Excuse Culture Will Cost You Your Best People: How to Recognise and Defuse it.
Leadership

5 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Mar 7

Help Your Employees Find Deeper Meaning in the Workplace and Beyond — Or Watch Them Leave

What does helping your employees discover a deeper meaning in themselves look like, why should every company care, and how are companies making the shift to help their employees along this life-changing course in a rapidly changing marketplace? Around the world, companies are making it a priority to help their…

Leadership

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Help Your Employees Find Deeper Meaning in the Workplace and Beyond — Or Watch Them Leave
Help Your Employees Find Deeper Meaning in the Workplace and Beyond — Or Watch Them Leave
Leadership

4 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Feb 25

The Power of Discovering Who You Are

We are all actors in this world, and how well we play our part is determined by how well we understand ourselves. If you want to take a starring role in your life, you must prioritize discovering who you are on a deeper level. This will give you the insight…

Self Improvement

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The Power of Discovering Who You Are
The Power of Discovering Who You Are
Self Improvement

3 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Aug 22, 2022

Living with Purpose, Connectivity and Hope

Do you believe we are all connected? To think that one single person can be connected to over 7 billion others might test the limits of your imagination, but when you really think about it, is it really that hard to believe that we are? How could someone living in…

Hope

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Living with Purpose, Connectivity and Hope
Living with Purpose, Connectivity and Hope
Hope

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Published in M.O.C.A

·Jul 27, 2022

What Doesn’t Kill You Does Not Make You Stronger.

…and we need to stop telling our children, friends, co-workers and ourselves that it does. — False Positivity and Trauma We have long clung to the idea of silver linings as a way to persevere in otherwise difficult and traumatic situations. But at which point do we distinguish maintaining hope, belief and will in ourselves from compensatory self-talk passed off as wisdom to survive rather than thrive?

Therapy

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What Doesn’t Kill You Does Not Make You Stronger.
What Doesn’t Kill You Does Not Make You Stronger.
Therapy

7 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Dec 30, 2021

Storytelling A Better Future Together

Over the last twenty-four months, I’ve come to look at collaboration with renewed meaning. I see it less about what it can ever do for me, or perhaps even you, but together what we can do for the world. …

Leadership

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Storytelling A Better Future Together
Storytelling A Better Future Together
Leadership

3 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Dec 29, 2021

The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered the Great Resignation — (Part 2. The Future of Work)

In part one of ‘The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered the Great Resignation’, we looked at a system overworked and lives under-lived. <Read here> The Covid-19 Pandemic triggered an epiphany that held up a mirror, forcing us to see the unpredictability and impermanence of life. It forced…

The Great Resignation

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The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered the Great Resignation — (Part 2.
The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered the Great Resignation — (Part 2.
The Great Resignation

6 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Dec 28, 2021

The Allure of Making New Year’s Resolutions — Getting it Right.

As the festivities of the holiday season begin to ease, you’re no doubt relaxing those jeans buttons and starting to think about ways to shed the excess holiday indulgences. …

New Year Resolution

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The Allure of Making New Year’s Resolutions — Getting it Right.
The Allure of Making New Year’s Resolutions — Getting it Right.
New Year Resolution

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Published in M.O.C.A

·Dec 21, 2021

The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered The Great Resignation

We inherited a culture of work that was toxic. A culture of work where success, productivity and living the dream leveraged the bottom line at the expense of people’s lives, at the cost of their health and the people they cared for most. A bitter pill to swallow yet, for…

The Great Resignation

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The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered The Great Resignation — (Part 1. Leaving 2021)
The Era of Blood, Sweat and Tears that Triggered The Great Resignation — (Part 1. Leaving 2021)
The Great Resignation

5 min read


Published in M.O.C.A

·Dec 19, 2021

The World Is In A Power Struggle To Be Heard — but what’s lacking is understanding.

When I was a little girl, I earned the nickname “little miss chatterbox” — can anyone else relate? I was curious, asked too many questions for many and talked about anything with just about anyone I could strike up a conversation. Why I felt the urge to talk to people…

Conversations

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The World Is In A Power Struggle To Be Heard — but what’s lacking is understanding.
The World Is In A Power Struggle To Be Heard — but what’s lacking is understanding.
Conversations

4 min read

Nerissa J. Persaud

Nerissa J. Persaud

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Founder @Ignite The Human Spark | Author | Speaker I Workforce Strategist

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