I'm a big fan of Eric Barker, and I make a point of reading what he posts to his blog Barking up the Wrong Tree pretty regularly. Here is his latest blog post to share -- How to Be Happy: 5 Secrets Backed by Research. What I really do like about his ... [Continue Reading]
Building effective work teams
A current focus of mine is exploring tools, processes, and insights into what goes into making high performance teams, and how one can engage an existing team and help them build their overall team effectiveness. In researching this area, what has ... [Continue Reading]
Having better conversations: be prepared to be amazed
Radio talk show host Celeste Headlee thinks that makes her a great conversationalist is that she truly believes everybody has is an expert at something and has the ability to amaze you. And so she tries to shut up and truly listen. Her 11 minute TED ... [Continue Reading]
Our work teams don’t work very well. Why?
I worry that I am a slow learner. After more than 30 years of business experience in the corporate trenches, as an independent consultant, a researcher, a lecturer and a business owner, I have only come to appreciate lately that the performance of ... [Continue Reading]
BS you can use: The Power of One
More from the Behavioral Science (BS) Guys -- on how easily swayed we can be in social settings, and what you can do about it. It's where the whole "Devil's Advocate" concept comes from... ... [Continue Reading]
More BS: Why do we Lie?
Another great little video from the BS (Behavioral Science) Guys about their study showing why we lie. Some useful insights from this 5 minute video clip -- what can you do with it in your work or social environment? ... [Continue Reading]
Quotable: On being Wise
Money CAN buy Happiness (TEDTalk)
OK, apparently money can buy happiness. Watch, enjoy, and go forth and generate happiness...! ... [Continue Reading]
10 Resolutions for Living in 2015 (and beyond)
A good friend of mine just shared with me these "top 10 resolutions" for guiding one's life -- they had been shared with him through an executive mentoring group he is a member of. I thought them insightful enough to capture and forward on; they ... [Continue Reading]
Quotable: On new, true, and important.
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