Resilience: Find Your Inner Gumby

Posted by on Jul 2, 2015 in Blog, Leadership | 0 comments Resilience is the capacity to adapt successfully when facing adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress. From a biologic perspective and essential for both physical and mental health, resilience is the ability to modulate and harness the stress response in a constructive manner. Resilience is critical to success, especially for those in leadership roles, and is a key...
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Decisions, Decisions! What Works to Improve Decision-Making?

Posted by on Jun 7, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Leadership | 0 comments The quality of the judgements and decisions we make all day, every day has a huge impact on the outcomes we achieve both personally and professionally. And, despite substantial knowledge and experience, we make errors in judgements and choices that are systematic and recur predictably in particular circumstances. These errors are known as cognitive biases, intuitive preferences that violate...
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Happiness: Is It a Public or Private Concern and What Do We Want to Do About It?

Posted by on May 6, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Values and Core Beliefs | 0 comments Who is responsible for our happiness; is it a public or private responsibility? The United States Declaration of Independence says we have an inalienable right to pursue happiness, and that it is the responsibility of governments to protect this right. Beyond protecting our right to pursue happiness on an individual basis, what additional expectations do we have of our leadership –...
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The Time of Our Lives: How Will We Make the Most of It?

Posted by on Apr 8, 2015 in Blog, Intentions, Management Mastery | 0 comments In March we talked about our stories and as it turns out, likely to no one’s surprise, we have many stories around and about time in our lives. Among others, there are stories about being too busy, about working long hours for the sake of others, and about conflicts between the priorities in our lives. In addition to what we’ve already discovered with these stories, they are also pointing...
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Are Your Stories Serving or Stalling You and Your Future?

Posted by on Mar 9, 2015 in Blog, Leadership, Values and Core Beliefs | 0 comments We all have stories, stories we tell ourselves and stories we tell others. Stories are one of the ways we categorize and remember the important and influential moments of our lives. Our stories are very revealing, giving ourselves and others powerful information about who we are and how our experiences have shaped us. Our stories can also predict and create the future. When we tell stories of...
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