How to improve your balance on the neural seesaw
Been on any seesaws lately? Maybe not at the playground, but you’ve probably experienced a “neural seesaw” in your head. Your brain actually switches between two distinct thinking networks, thinking socially and thinking analytically. Dr. Matthew Lieberman, UCLA...
How to be a more conscious executive coach
Want to be a more conscious leader as well as help other leaders increase their self-awareness and reach bigger goals? Late in May, 85 master executive corporate coaches plus several leadership and development professionals gathered in Estes Park, Colorado for the...
How to be more comfortable with inquiry and advocacy
Even with all of its advantages, inquiry needs to co-exist with advocacy. Luckily, we can do both, even when we have a distinct preference for one approach over the other. To learn more about the power of inquiry and advocacy, check out How to be more comfortable with...
How to transform your social pains into sustainable gains
Can you relate to being an uncool kid? Being a nerd who was excluded from the in-group was my life growing up. Years later, the song Last One Picked from the Off-Broadway Show Whoop-Dee-Doo! served as my anthem for my childhood memories. Written by my late college...
How to find powerful stories in numbers
My obsessions with journalism and baseball started in junior high. At the time, I had no clue how these two subjects would prepare me for today’s big data age that’s bringing about deeper understanding, especially for targeted improvements. Back then, I defied...
Want to speak like a powerful activist? Adopt these 4 tips
Activists by definition advocate vigorously for their causes. Those who speak regularly take their responsibilities literally. The word advocate comes from the Latin “advocare” – “adding” their “voice.” Speaking out doesn’t always mean speaking well though. So when I...
Learning the benefits of eye contact from a dog
Whether you’re talking to people informally or making a presentation, eye contact helps you increase the impact you make on others. For tips on improving your eye contact, check out Learning the benefits of eye contact from a dog, published by Forbes.com on April 19,...
How to share in my memorable WorkHuman moments
What’s sticky several weeks after the 2018 WorkHuman live conference ended? Seven moments are still top of mind. First, some background. WorkHuman -- the concept that you bring your whole self to work -- is more of a movement than a conventional conference. And this...
Why you need to manage energy, not people
What happened when best-selling authors and leadership experts Cy Wakeman, Brené Brown, Tony Schwartz, Simon Sinek, David Rock, Adam Grant, and Shawn Achor convened in Austin last week for WorkHuman? More than 2,000 of us heard their heartfelt convictions, grounded in...
