Why I’ve committed to be explicit in 2021
Be explicit is my focus word/phrase for 2021. The definition is “(of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand, so that you have no doubt what is meant,” according to the Oxford Dictionaries. Choosing this focus phrase helps me practice empathy for...
How and why to focus on making your hidden player a superpower
Meet “Miss Communication,” also known as miscommunication in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. She’s the hidden player who along with misspeaking, misreading, and misconstrued contribute to the immeasurable communication mistakes that hurt...
How to be planful to improve your success with goals
Want to improve your chances of successfully reaching a goal you set? Start by being more mindful about planning. That can help you overcome your natural inertia as well as other barriers you may face. It's also important to ask yourself “how” you're going to get the...
How to get motivated for 2021; sign up for Momentum now
Motivated to start the new year? Do it with momentum on Saturday, Jan. 2. How? Join me at Momentum 2021, a free online conference designed to motivate you to do almost anything positive. The conference host, Coach.me, is bringing together experts in productivity,...
How to listen deeply, speak up and challenge your thinking
Want to think and act more intentionally, especially by listening and using your voice? These books can guide you. As is my custom now, every December I deliberately share a short list of my favorite business books for the year. My goal is to curate essential, not...
5 ways a happiness researcher influenced my life
The New York Times headline Happiness Won’t Save You grabbed my attention as soon as I spotted it on my phone late last month. Before I even read the subtitle “Philip Brickman was an expert in the psychology of happiness, but he couldn’t make his own pain go away,” I...
How to overcome being blinded by the obvious
Even when you think you're being alert, you can become blinded to the obvious. That's what happened to me. I had inadvertently compartmentalized two aspects of my professional life. As a result, I didn't see the bridge between them until a couple of months ago....
How to be a better leader by replacing these 3 behaviors
“Unprecedented times offer unprecedented opportunities for those willing to take unprecedented courage.” That message was my key takeaway from the recently concluded 2020 virtual NeuroLeadership Summit. Granted, we’re also living in an era of paradoxes. Change fatigue...
How to improve your performance with nerdy brain tricks
What’s one of the biggest winners of 2020? Videogames. Already a popular form of entertainment, videogame playing has been surging since March. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, spending on videogames and equipment has been hitting all-time monthly...
