What does the cross-section of neuroscience, psychology and even spirituality offer in regard to making changes - also known as performance improvements or career advancements? Our ability to change—a habit, a behavior or a skill level - begins with being able to...
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Why You Don’t Address Work Conflicts
Here are five reasons its hard to get through a conflict at work and ways to address them. Vulnerability: Letting someone know that you feel uncomfortable or even undermined by their behavior may make you feel like you are exposing too much of your own sensitive...
Mindfulness Files: Still “On the Fence” About Meditating?
At this point, thousands of studies have been done on the impact of mindfulness. Enough evidence exists for companies like General Mills, Target and Google to have brought mindfulness programs right into the workplace and with positive results. Still not sure if...
In with the Old…
There is a line of thinking that assumes that to be innovative, a concept has to be new or never tried before. I heard that assumption challenged recently while traveling abroad. Could innovation include the restoration of processes that worked well in the past but...
Mindfulness Files: Eating Mindfully at Work
Just like the resolutions of the New Year, spring brings another opportunity for renewal and a recommitment to health and fitness goals. A challenge that many of us face are morning meetings where donuts beckon from the center of the table or the mid afternoon slump,...
The Rattle & Hum of A Game Changing Corporate Retreat
In our business, we get to see the insides of all kinds of retreats. The basic intent of a retreat is to be in an environment and context that gets people out of autopilot. But in places where retreats have been happening for years, they become part of the master “To...
Critical Thinking: Knowing When to Kick Yourself Out of the Box
Going on autopilot is a way our brain takes shortcuts to move through the repetitive, mundane and usually necessary tasks of the day. The downside is our tendency to get stuck in a way of doing things. We often don’t even realize that it could be better because our...
The Mindfulness Files: Un-Scatter Your Thinking
Did you ever have one of those days or maybe weeks where you’d lose your skull if it weren’t attached? During that time, you are constantly apologizing for a brain that is not working right and chastising yourself for all the mistakes you seem to be making. Packed...
Here Comes the Sun…and Q2
Goals only hold meaning if you stay connected to them. With the close of Q1 and the burgeoning of spring, both intellectually and physically, you may find yourself with an infusion of energy. With this movement towards gaining a fresh view, it is a fertile time to...
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