Mastering the art of small talk is a useful skill that will serve you well in life. As with any skill, practice is important. Seek out situations that…
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The Chemistry of Goal-Setting
It can be tempting to get stuck in the planning phase and wait until your plan is so perfect that nothing could possibly go wrong. But the problem is…
Leadership & paradox: Tug-of-war or creative freedom?
Are you a leader faced with organizational change? I invite you to take part in my research study, sponsored by Northwestern University.
The line between ethics and morals in the workplace
... how do we actually teach the nuance of what is the right and wrong way to act in an organizational setting? Who decides what is right and wrong, and how do organizations design a curriculum to address it?
Smarter decisions, more resilience: the new 10/10/10 rule
Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties - is a learned behavior. We learn ways to work through our disappointments and setbacks. This framework affords us an immediate, mid, and long-term view of the impact of our decision.
Driving team performance is all about increasing engagement, building cohesion, and developing trusted working relationships. So why do drama, politics, tension, and conflict get in the way of real progress?
Reset Your Work With These 4 Steps
Clean up: 15 mins. Reflect: 4 minutes every other day (or daily if you’d like). Send a quick note of thanks: 9 mins. Reassess...
Next time you’re faced with an option - think carefully about whether the scenario calls for communication instead of collaboration (and vice versa). Here are....
I always love asking people “If you could wake up tomorrow being an expert in one area, what would it be?” I get a lot of answers - a lot of dreams to master a musical instrum...
Whereas culture guides and constrains our work and integration in an organization, engagement is how we interact with the culture: how we feel about the work...
Design Thinking & Diabetes
An interview with yours truly...