5 new favorite books about disrupting the status quo
Interested in disrupting the status quo? These five books published in 2017 could serve as your guide. I didn’t intentionally choose to read these books for this theme, but that’s certainly their point of view. These five rose to the top of my 2017 reading list for...
Why social pain hurts your workplace performance (and how to avoid it)
Even if you think you prefer to work alone, eat at your desk, and play video games by yourself, you, along with the rest of us, are biologically wired to feel a need to belong. And when you think you're excluded, you feel pain. Read the full post, Why social pain...
How to figure out your best way to learn
Even if you and your organization have not yet become obsessed with learning, are you noticing how learning to learn is top-of-mind for many? For example, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in the new book Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a...
How to be compassionate to prevent MEGO moments
To what extent are you experiencing MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over) moments this fall? The number is way too many for me for my peace of mind. MEGO is a symptom of a problem. In my case, it’s a capacity issue with my brain, specifically my prefrontal cortex, also referred...
Why to suck up to college seniors on the subject of change
Ever since delivering a guest lecture on organizational behavior and change for a College of Charleston class last week, I can’t stop thinking about the year 1996 and its impact on 2017. Why 1996? Almost all of the students in the class are seniors who were born in...
Why and how you need to disrupt your words
Want to thrive during disruptive times? Use disruptive language. That was one of the strong messages from the 2017 NeuroLeadership Summit held in New York City Oct. 11-12. As the NeuroLeadership Summit and Institute co-founder Dr. David Rock explained, disruptive...
How empathetic are you, really?
When you follow the platinum rule, you make the effort to customize how you treat people in the manner they would most appreciate. That shows empathy. Read the full post, How empathetic are you, really?, published by Forbes.com on October 10, 2017.
How to seed “realistic hope” for ourselves and others
What can you do as a human leader that an algorithm can’t? Provide realistic hope. “Leaders in the future will be in the seeding hope business, whether they like it or not,” according to futurist Bob Johansen in his latest book, The New Leadership Literacies: Thriving...
Do you know how real leaders deal with disasters?
Mindfulness. Self-awareness. Self-control. Leaders who practice these three skills are better equipped to deal with crises, particularly those that hurt people. When you’re mindful, especially in a crisis, you have a keen sense of your surroundings, you’re aware of...
