Author Archives for Alan Allard

About Alan Allard

Alan helps individuals and organizations to change, grow and thrive. He is a former psychotherapist and now an executive coach, consultant, speaker and life coach for individuals and couples. Alan has been quoted in medial outlets such as The New York Times, New York Post and The California Executive and CBS News.

Who Owns Employee Engagement?

March 26, 2013 9:50 am Published by Comments Off on Who Owns Employee Engagement?

Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen was recently interviewed by businessjournal.gallup.com on employee engagement and said, “Engagement is a state of mind. People [...]


Leading an “Employee Engagement” Revolution

March 15, 2013 5:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Leading an “Employee Engagement” Revolution

A consulting colleague told me today about a four day leadership meeting he facilitated. Everyone was excited. The CEO had [...]


Employee Engagement: Where Do We Start?

March 11, 2013 8:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Employee Engagement: Where Do We Start?

“Employee engagement” is a hot topic in the workplace today–and for good reason. More and more “employees” are feeling stretched [...]


The Myth of “Letting Go of the Past”

February 28, 2013 7:13 pm Published by Comments Off on The Myth of “Letting Go of the Past”

How often have you heard a therapist, coach or friend give someone the advice, “You  need to let go of [...]


Is “Stress Management” Stressing You Out?

February 15, 2013 6:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Is “Stress Management” Stressing You Out?

“Stress management.” I don’t know about you, but there’s something amiss when it comes to the idea of managing your [...]


Progress, Not Perfection!

February 8, 2013 5:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Progress, Not Perfection!

A few years back I had a phone appointment – but not just any phone appointment. I was scheduled to [...]


Happiness at Work?

February 7, 2013 11:09 am Published by Comments Off on Happiness at Work?

How would you like to go work for a company, be treated to four weeks of incredible training, and then [...]


Work Hard or Work Smart

February 4, 2013 3:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Work Hard or Work Smart

(This post first appeared on www.womenworking.com where I am a frequent guest coach and blogger.) Share on facebookShare on twitterShare [...]