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“He knows how to push my buttons.” “She just gets under my skin.” Is there a person, place or situation that always seems to trigger a dramatic emotional response from you? There are many common behavioral and situational triggers. These include not feeling heard, encountering a person who needs to be right all the time, […]
“I just don’t feel joy in this job anymore.” I was sitting in a windowless conference room with my new client, Derek. It felt a bit stifling, like the heat was on too high, and Derek seemed equally confined by the office chair he’d chosen to sit in. There were two nice armchairs across the […]
Whether in the regular tempo of a cyclist’s pedal stroke, or in the pattern of a leader’s day, rhythm creates energy. Our brains love repeating rhythmic patterns: research has shown that our body’s cells are something like tiny clocks, with rhythmic sequences synchronizing sleep, digestion, muscle activity, and so much more. As the school year […]
Families and organizations both bring individuals together into a group. That’s not all they have in common. At work, individuals may end up in a role or position that evolved from their role in their childhood family. Whether we are the person everyone counts on at work, the one who gets along with everyone, or […]
Confidence is what allows us to do our work even when we know critics might question it. It is what allows us to take risks with our shoulders back and our head held high. And it is what helps us decide to do the right thing, even when others are pressuring us otherwise. We’re more […]
Merriam Webster: Judgment: the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing; careful judgment of the odds Zen Buddhist thought: My best teachers are my attachments and my judgments. My attachments show me all of my egoic desires and my judgments show me the level of separation that still exists between myself and […]
Looking for a beach (or back porch) read for summer that is thoughtful as well as entertaining? I recommend the following three books because, while they aren’t business books, they address topics that are currently buzzy workplace issues with wisdom, while also being engaging. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life […]
Machiavelli posed the question several centuries ago: is it better to be loved or feared? Leaders have debated the issue ever since. The Florentine politician himself came down on the side of fear. It is very difficult, he said, to be a leader who is both loved and feared, so if you have to choose […]
What is it you really believe? What is it you really want? What is it you are here to do? When was the last time you asked yourself questions like these? Many high school and college students about to graduate are quizzing themselves like this right about now, as they stand on the threshold of […]
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