5 ways to create ‘quality collisions’ to meet different people
Are you missing the chance encounters you used to have with fellow human beings at work in the hallways, cafeteria, parking lot, and elsewhere? If so, consider doing something else, such as striving to have "quality collisions" with new people. When you intentionally...
3 actions to close the huge caring, compassion, and empathy gap at work
Any of these statements from managers and leaders sound familiar? “Being compassionate is not in my DNA.” “I respond to facts, figures and logic, not feelings and emotion.” “I wasn’t born with the empathy gene.” “If I show I care, I’ll be perceived as weak.” “I won’t...
Want to improve your well-being and productivity? Work fewer hours!
Would you like to work fewer hours with the same pay and benefits? Yes, you read that right, reduce your standard work week by 8 hours--from 40 to 32 hours--while maintaining the same level of pay and benefits. That was the grand experiment some Perpetual Guardian...
How to be good in today’s world? Be regenerative, especially with people
“Adapt Faster” – the theme of the 2022 NeuroLeadership Summit. Yet several speakers at the Feb. 15-16 virtual conference cautioned about getting addicted to speed. While acting with urgency is admirable, they noted we also need to acknowledge the volatility that...
Improve your communication skills with the “bridge and tunnel” method
Want to become one of the cool "bridge and tunnel" kids? Bridging and tunneling is a useful way to improve communication. For example, you can bridge to strengthen connections and tunnel to dig in and learn more. If we work to be more intentional in how we...
15 ways to generate better results by developing internal talent
In this expert panel from the Forbes Coaches Council, 15 Forbes Coaches Council members, including me, shared suggestions for developing internal talent who can help you and your organization generate better performance and results. My panel contribution is #5: Ask...
Is your default emotion now distrust? If so, join the crowd
Distrust has become “society’s default emotion,” according to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. How bad is it? More than half (nearly 6 in 10 respondents) say they tend to distrust something – or someone – until they see evidence to the contrary. (And their “evidence”...
Want to improve your mental well-being? Take time for these 7 actions
You can improve your overall mental well-being at work and in your personal life by doing seven activities regularly. They form the Healthy Mind Platter, a tool that two well-respected scientists, Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. David Rock, developed about a decade ago. They...
Why and how to copy the best leadership lessons of tech titans
Bashing big tech has become a popular sport these days. While tech is not perfect, could you give it up, especially for work? Over the past 30 years, tech has transformed the way we work in many productive ways, including increased flexibility, collaboration,...
