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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 […]
If you’re a fan of team sports, you know how varied the styles of even great players can be: flashy or modest, balletic or bulldozing, comfortable in a supporting role or always seeking the limelight. If these disparate types are playing together successfully, there’s likely a balance of types on the team, and a coach […]
A few months ago, I wrote about warm versus strong leadership. Spoiler Alert: “Behavioral research suggests that people may comply with the demands of a leader who is not warm, but privately are less likely to feel motivated to perform well for such a person than for a leader who, for instance, validates feelings, asks […]
A few months ago I wrote about expert tricks for helping stick to our goals. Now that we’re several months into the year, some of us may be feeling those New Year’s Resolutions slipping through our fingers. If that’s happening for you, I’ve found one more trick that just may help. Recent studies conducted by University of […]
1. Great leadership requires immense vulnerability. The etymology of the word vulnerable lies in a Latin word, vulnus, which means “to wound.” To be vulnerable is to allow yourself to be open to the possibility that you’ll be touched by the slings and arrows of life, and might not come out of every day without some […]
Doing our best at work takes a lot of effort. But I recently learned that there’s also a way to become better at work tasks like problem-solving and decision-making that doesn’t actually take much effort at all. The answer, according to a raft of new research, is to spend more time in nature—even if it’s […]
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