Back to the Brain
In the last 10 to 15 years, neuroscience has discovered so much about the physical properties of the brain, that researc...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Controlling Your Inner World
We hinted yesterday that each of us has more than one superpower. If you’ve given this a little thought, you have alre...Read More »
The Power of Focus
In this day and age of superheroes with superpowers, it’s important to remember that each of us has our own superpower...Read More »
Leadership in Action – Our Blink Response Makes for Bad Leadership
The immediate assumptions we wrap around ideas and information is our blink response. (Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book, Bl...Read More »
Changing Perspective
Today, imagine yourself as a business, one that manufactures several lines of product. Imagine that this organization is...Read More »
Activity and Accomplishment
If you are busier than you would like to be, but also less productive, then read on. As the world tentatively opens back...Read More »
A Perspective on Ego
Most people don’t want to think of themselves as having a “big ego,” because the picture that draws is of someone ...Read More »
Communicating Expectations
What do you expect from your kids? How do you communicate your expectations to them? Today, let’s talk about what’s ...Read More »
Passing Along Knowledge and Wisdom
What is a mentor? What is it that mentors do? Can having a mentor help you succeed? Today we’re going to be answering ...Read More »
Leadership in Action – 3 Styles of Decision Making
There are two fatal flaws in coaching others into better performance:
• Overuse of Command (micro-managing)
• Over...Read More »
To Be Fully Human
The ability to reason and understand is important to our well-being. But so is our ability to feel emotions. Let’s loo...Read More »
Taking On the Difficult
When you have a complex problem to solve, how do you go about solving it? Here is some information that might help you.
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Resetting the Picture
Did you know that, in at least one way, you are at your creative best when your system is out of order? When we talk...Read More »
A Matter of Self-Esteem
How do you respond to personal affronts or insults? If you have high self-esteem, they probably don’t bother you much....Read More »
Fear is a Choice
If you had a choice between love and fear, which would you choose? If you think the answer is obvious, then you might ju...Read More »
Leadership in Action – 5 Questions for Conducting Appreciative Inquiry One-On-Ones
As leaders, we generally have many opportunities to have one-on-one meetings with each of our direct reports. These meet...Read More »
Creating Lasting Change
What makes people want to change? Notice that we didn’t say, “think they should change.” There is a big difference...Read More »
Our First Friendship
We’ve talked a lot about friendships and relationships in the last week. Yet, no friendship is as crucial to your self...Read More »
Meaning in the Moments
Last week, we talked about the need for “good friends.” Today, let’s back up a bit, and ask the question: Do you d...Read More »
The Enduring Value of Friends
Good, strong friendships can make our lives immeasurably richer. Good friends are rare. We have hundreds, m...Read More »
Taking Time to Nurture Within
Most of us extend small kindnesses to others. But how many of us practice the same loving gestures when it comes to ours...Read More »
Leadership in Action – Appreciative Inquiry: A Core Strategy during Disruptive Times
In these disruptive times, many of us are stuck in our normal way of looking at creating new growth. Our traditional pro...Read More »
The Search for Happiness
What makes you happy? Where do you find joy? No matter who you are, the answer to these questions is always the same. A ...Read More »
Mistakes as a Vital Part of Learning
From time to time, everyone experiences setbacks. We set a course and start out, but then we find ourselves at a dead en...Read More »
Taking Charge of Our Emotions
When you hit your thumb with a hammer, you know what causes the pain. In fact, it’s probably the most obvious thing at...Read More »
Profile in Efficacy
We talked a bit about self-efficacy in the recent past, so let’s continue the discussion today by looking at the profi...Read More »