February 26, 2015
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 is a central theme in my work, these pages have often explored many facets of expanding emotional awareness. First […]
January 2, 2015
The one thing I do know is that most of what I am in control of is my thinking. Everything flows from it. How you approach the mental cleanse is important. In the spirit of lightening up and being easier on yourself, think of the mental cleanse as a vehicle to release persistent unhelpful thoughts especially those that tend towards […]
December 16, 2014
“We have clear evidence that if you consistently work long hours, you will get ill. And what we’re finding in the developed world is that increasingly the hours are upping that more and more people are working longer.” Cary Cooper, Organizational Psychologist Recently, we’ve spoken with several clients who were sick. Physically ill. Coughing, sneezing, watery eyes, sore throats – […]
February 25, 2014
Most scientists agree that we are born to cooperate with others. In other words, we are born to be more “WE” than “ME.” Sometimes we wonder. The mounting research continues to paint a much rosier and more positive picture at least for the potential of a kinder, gentler workplace, society and planet. According to Dr. Thomas Tomasello, author of “Why […]
January 27, 2014
The scene – the window from my midtown Manhattan hotel facing an office building. The time – 6 am – the usual time I wake up when working in New York City (unless I can help it!) More than a decade ago, when I started staying at this hotel, the offices were mostly dark at 6 am. But in recent years, more lights […]