INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Here’s a visual metaphor for what fear of failure does to you – it thrusts you into a funnel. Before fear of failure … [Read more...]
Issue #124: On Overscheduling, Making Lasting Change, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Do you tend to overschedule? Pack every work day with back to back meetings and activity? Probably – most of us do. Deborah … [Read more...]
Special Issue: On the Power of Moments vs. Movements
This week, I’m breaking from the LEAD ON! normal format (one Insight, one Imperfection, one Implementation), to focus on a critical, singular thought. It’s one that comes from … [Read more...]
Issue #107: On How the Yerkes-Dodson Law Nets Peak Performance, the Airplane Seat Debate, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Two Harvard psychologists would have you understand that peak performance happens in a very specific circumstance. I’m … [Read more...]
Issue #96: On the Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard, Getting Someone to Speak Up, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Ever get a piece of advice that really stuck in your brain, that you found drawing on repeatedly? (I’d love for you to share it, by … [Read more...]
Issue #89: On Handling Broken New Year’s Resolutions, a Genius Way to Practice Gratitude, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) So you’ve got a few 2023 weeks under your belt, and… you’ve already broken your new year’s resolutions. You’re not … [Read more...]
Issue #21: On a Surprising Source of Creativity, Performing Under Pressure, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) More than ever in today’s increasingly challenging environment, success requires creativity. So, what does creativity require? … [Read more...]
Science Reveals 11 Reasons Compassion at Work Matters (Just In Time for World Kindness Day)
You don't get off work for World Kindness Day. But it's something you should never call in sick for--here's why and how not to
With Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey grabbing headlines these days for horrific workplace behavior, World Kindness Day--which is today--comes just in time. Science … [Read more...]
New Study Shows a Surprising 81 Percent Feel ‘Sunday Night Dread’ About Work. (Here’s What to Do)
That Sunday night malaise is the worst feeling--one that's far too common, and commonly accepted.
If there's ever been findings from a study more personally relatable than the one I'm about to detail, I've yet to find it. New research from The Sleep … [Read more...]
