Category Archives: managing people
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
What’s Your Workplace Narrative?
“You have a mental dialogue going on in your head that never stops. It just keeps going and going. Have you ever wondered why it talks in there? How does it decide what to say and when to say … Continue reading
Collaboration: The Essential Emotions
Successful collaboration is built on a high level of emotional literacy. Without the capacity to generate and sustain certain feelings, our ability to collaborate authentically with others isn’t possible. By the time we reach adulthood, our emotional repertoire has … Continue reading
The Missing and the Disappeared – The Emotional Trauma of Layoffs
“Organizations that once saw people as assets to be nurtured and developed began to view those same people as costs to be cut.” David Noer I recently heard a story that really troubled me. Laura (her fictious name) is middle-aged … Continue reading
OLDIES BUT GOODIES: On Wellness, Self-Deception & Psychology at Work
Due to a serious family illness – the blog’s on hiatus for now. Looking at the recent Top Ten stats, the following posts have been consistently in the Top 5. We hope you’ll discover, or rediscover them! The 4 Rooms of Wellness – … Continue reading
Conscious Communication – It’s All About US
Underneath every communication is a feeling. This feeling drives your communication. How conscious are you of the subtext of your communication and the impact it has on others? Every time we do a seminar or facilitate a meeting, … Continue reading
Filed under awareness, business, change management, communication, emotions, empathy, employee engagement, intention, interpersonal communication, leadership, management, managing people, mindfulness, needs, organizational culture, performance, social intelligence, trust, values, well-being, workplace
Emotional Mindfulness – What Can Anger, Sadness, Hate & Despair Teach Us?
I’m experiencing many contradictory feelings this week – how can so many potent emotions sit side by side within me? Ever get this feeling? Of course you do. You do, because you’re a human who is experiencing a range … Continue reading
Why Do We Have To “Promote” Kindness at Work?
“I now realize I have been working with my eyes closed. I appreciate even more a professor with whom I work occasionally: he always makes the point that leaders, managers — everyone in fact — should never underestimate the importance of kindness … Continue reading
