Want more accountability in your life, especially to reach your goals? Work with an accountability partner. My accountability partnership began by default, not design, back in 2007. Now almost 16 years later, my accountability partner, Diana Del Bel Belluz, and I...

Have you met ChatGPT? If not, introduce yourself and start chatting with this impressive AI system from OpenAI. Based on my initial experiences, I’d consider adopting ChatGPT as a new writing assistant. It has potential as a useful sounding board. I queried it about...

The technique of reappraising -- that is shifting your perspective to consider a situation from a different angle -- can feel counterintuitive. However, it's a potent, research-proven practice that many coaches use regularly. Generally, we work with our clients to...

“Pause” is my focus word/concept for 2023. Oxford Dictionaries defines “pause” as “to stop talking or doing something for a short time before continuing.” Hitting the figurative pause button should provide me with these three benefits: Give myself space to be more...

What a banner year for business books! I was challenged to cull my 2022 list to a manageable number. These seven books – in no particular order – made me think the most while enjoying the experience and even laughing out loud at times. And all seven are well-written...

What happens when a cool Ms. Frigidaire inherits a team of individuals with their “hair on fire”? The team thinks they need a Drama Queen to lead them. Yet, the leader who's cool under pressure as well as in other situations doesn't want anything to do with theatrics;...

The offer was irresistible. “Create some JOY for yourself AND be part of the largest-ever citizen science project on JOY in just 7 minutes a day for 7 days.” Granted, I was primed to participate in The Big Joy Project, an impact and social action campaign that’s...

What’s your take these days on breaking patterns? The term “breaking patterns” traditionally has been associated with dangerous behaviors, such as taking actions to break the pattern of addiction and other bad habits. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can...

An executive newly arrived from Europe wasn't expecting to hear US-based plant employees advise him, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Not only was the expression new to the executive, but it also seemed totally out of place. After all, he and his fellow expats came...