Category Archives: change management
Building Resiliency through Emotional Awareness
Resiliency. The ability to spring back from and successfully adapt to adversity. A return to balance. Emotional Buoyancy. Flexibility. Are we what we feel? While that may be a rhetorical question, there is truth behind it. Because advancing emotional understanding … Continue reading
The Management Model You Can’t Manage Without – Part 1
In his book, Your Brain at Work, author David Rock gave organizational leaders an essential model for understanding human dynamics at work. Forget the “toolkit.” This model is the foundation that holds everything affecting performance in place. Managers, leaders and … Continue reading
The Mirror in Us: Mirror Neurons & Workplace Relationships
“We use the same cells to build a sense of self, since these cells originate early in life when other people’s behavior is the reflection of our own behavior. In other people, we see ourselves with mirror neurons.” Marco Iacoboni, … Continue reading
Filed under brain science, change management, Coaching & Mentoring, communication, Critical Thinking, emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, employee engagement, Human Resources, intention, interpersonal communication, management, managing people, organizational psychology, performance, self development, Training * Development
The Ultimate Diet for a New Year – The 7 Day Mental Cleanse
It’s diet season, right? Put down that muffin and pick up that kale. There’s no shortage of articles, ads and advice on shedding those extra pounds. Even if you don’t achieve your weight goals (and I wish you … Continue reading
Filed under awareness, brain science, business, change management, Coaching & Mentoring, communication, Critical Thinking, emotions, employee engagement, goal setting, inspiration, leadership, Life Skills, management training, mind-body, mindfulness, Neuroscience, performance, self development, social intelligence, Training * Development, well-being
Management, Neuroscience and Emotional Contagion – Redux
This week marks the 2nd Anniversary of The Intentional Workplace. I’m pleased to say that in the past year the blog’s readership has greatly expanded. Thank you! All of this year’s posts continue to attract readers but two in particular stand … Continue reading
Your Business Needs are Not the Same as Your Personal Needs
“People who are in touch with their needs do not make good slaves.” Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D Needs are basic to life. Everything we feel and do is in service to our needs. In the moment to moment … Continue reading
Do You Want Red, White or Pink Wine? Talking Emotional Literacy
“The publication of Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence in 1995, marked a turning point in popular culture. Finally, emotions were deemed critical to human intelligence. Ironically, the book presents a model of emotional intelligence that is founded in the subordination of emotions … Continue reading
Because I Said So: The Slow Death of Authoritarian Leadership
We’re watching it happen before our very eyes. From the uprising in the Middle East to the emergence of the Occupy Movement – much of the world is experiencing profound collective introspection. For some it’s a slow bubbling – for … Continue reading
Question the Answers: Using Critical Thinking to Change Workplace Dynamics
“Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.” Graham Greene I often hear people say, “We need more critical thinking in the world, we should be teaching it in schools.” I don’t disagree with those ideas. But I wonder if … Continue reading
