INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) With so much pressure and so many distractions in today’s world, it’s can be very difficult to develop a true understanding of … [Read more...]
Issue #121: On the Statistic that Changed My Life, Overcoming Overwhelm, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Feelings of overwhelm kick in when you assume your workload is always additive (every new piece of work just goes on top of the … [Read more...]
Issue #108: On Tom Cruise’s Method of Motivating, the Expectation-Setting Spectrum, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Actor Kevin Pollak shared an interesting story about his experience filming the classic movie, A Few Good Men. … [Read more...]
Issue #39: On Being Valued, Working on the Right Things, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) A reader’s LinkedIn post reminded me of this potent tale: A father offered a car to his daughter for graduating with honors, an … [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...]
This Harvard Research Will Help You Better Bond With Your Co-Workers
Harvard researchers say we've got it all wrong on giving negative feedback to peers. It's useless if you don't do this too.
Giving negative feedback to peers can be as stressful and confounding as figuring out how to give feedback to your boss or how to give feedback to a difficult … [Read more...]
Try This 1 Simple Framework to Get the Respect at Work That You Deserve
It can be devastating when you feel you're not getting the respect you deserve. Fight back with this framework.
There’s very little more soul-crushing than when you don’t feel respected and valued at work. I’d venture to say that over the portfolio of our career, we all will experience, at a … [Read more...]
