Leadership
How to Support People to Excel
If we continue to spend our time identifying what people are not doing and giving people feedback (advice) about how to be better, we’ll languish in the business of adequacy. To get into the excellence business we need some new techniques: Look for the outcomes; what people are doing that is working. Replay your instinctive…
Read MoreGive Advice = Change Today/Avoid Advice = Grow the Future
You remember last month one of the aspects that Karen Anderson lifted up in her article was about easy change and hard change. You were reminded of our Powerful Coaching seminar: technical change vs adaptive change. Adaptive change is the hard stuff; changing your mindset, your core principles and values. Dumping the habit of giving…
Read MoreLooking Forward
There was something in the air today.I sensed it from a lone bird’s call.I heard it in the busy squirrels frolicking in the sunshine.I witnessed it in the lone purple violet peeking up from the frozen and dead yellowed leaves.I felt it in the gentle breeze blowing through my hair, loose and unencumbered.What is it?Slowly…
Read MoreWhat Does A Tale of Two Cities Have to Do with Us?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
Read MoreDecember Wish #3 – Presume Positive Intent
One of the best gifts I ever received was learning from neuroscience about the brain. It just amazes me that if I don’t know or understand something about a situation or a person, my brain just naturally will default to negative thinking. It’s so crazy. Well, guess what? Our year has been packed with uncertainty…
Read MoreLeadership in Uncertain Times Calls for Sharp Focus on Interpersonal Skills
If you were to take some time to list the attributes of the best leader you have ever experienced and then make a separate list of the attributes of the worst leader you have experienced, it is likely that interpersonal skills–or the lack of them—comprise a significant part of your list. Most likely, your list…
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence: The Key to Outstanding Leadership
Emotional Intelligence is a primary differentiator between good leadership and outstanding leadership. Trying times highlight this difference as leaders are called upon to bring their very best selves to each interaction and decision. As life conditions change or create new life and work challenges, individuals who are able to flex with the changes are the…
Read MoreFinding Joy in the Present Moment
This month we’ve emphasized the importance of finding joy in the midst of challenges and uncertainties. It has to do with where we focus our thinking. And remember, science supports the value of looking for what is good in every day or even every hour. It increases the opportunities for greater joy, health, and happiness.…
Read MoreTeachers Are at the Heart of Compassion and Service
RCG advocates for Tasha Eurich and her work on insight. We have offered book studies on her book, Insight, in the past and plan to do so again this coming year. It’s that great of a book. Recently, Tasha sent out a message to her readers. We sincerely appreciated her message and asked her if…
Read MoreWhy Speaking Up Matters
As societal challenges impact us at every turn, how we speak up and listen is more important than ever. The ability to use our effective communication skills are essential now with emotions and uncertainty at every turn. As readers, you know that we have and continue to hold the NeuroLeadership Institute in the highest regard…
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