Reducing Stress at Work
Since stress is the difference between the way things are and the way we think things should be, how do we reduce stress at work? …
Do We Say It or Dance Around It?
It often seems we have two choices. We can dance around each other, never addressing what’s bugging us but fomenting stories about injustices made and …
Dreams
We can run our processes, push our products, and tell people what we think they should be doing. Or, we can connect our dreams to …
A Wee Boost
You are doing fine. Everything is working out. Worry less. Anticipate more. Breathe. Ah. There now. Enjoy your week. In your corner, Mike
How Not To Lose Track of Takeaways
In all the busyness, it’s easy to lose track of what we have agreed to do for each other, that is of our takeaways. Here …
Like Tying An Arm Behind Your Back
To push through our days–so matter-of-factly–without the insight of the wiser part of ourselves seems silly. It is as if we were trying to make …
Useless Tools
Most of the tools in our leadership toolkits are worthless unless the people on our team want to be led. Most of our influencing tools …
Drama
Many of us fall prey to drama at work and in life. When I raise the alarm, call out the failings, or even just quietly …
Culture Is The Game
Until I came to IBM, I probably would have told you that culture was just one among several important elements in any organization’s makeup and …
Must We Conform?
The world seems to run on this fallacy: that we will all be happier, more peaceful, and more safe if everyone conformed. Where there is …