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Smart Teams

Smart Teams

This New York Times article highlights “Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others.” Three key ingredients to high-peforming teams: 1) equal participation of team members 2) good emotion-reading skills among members 3) having more women on the team Read the article
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Avoiding “Terminal Niceness”

Avoiding “Terminal Niceness”

While facilitating a day-long leadership training this week, we came to a case where the group might be suffering from the kind of “terminal niceness” discussed in this Forbes article. It’s a reminder that honesty really is the best policy.
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The Surprising Science of Happiness

The Surprising Science of Happiness

A TED Talk by Dan Gilbert discussing the power of our brains to “synthesize happiness”. “Our longings and our worries are both overblown because we have the capacity to manufacture the very commodity we are chasing when we choose experience.” It is within our power to make our own happiness.
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Is Your Leadership Model Broken?

Is Your Leadership Model Broken?

Forbes article pointing to one of the biggest leadership mistakes — over-weighing technical competence while failing to recognize that “It’s the cumulative power of a person’s soft skills . . . that creates real value.”
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Office Stress: His vs. Hers

Office Stress: His vs. Hers

WSJ article including survey data showing why women feel more stressed in the workplace than men.
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How to Communicate Boundaries

How to Communicate Boundaries

A WSJ article entitled, “The Delicate Art of Pushing Back.” The bottom line: 1) Assume positive intent. If you need to set boundaries for yourself, assume the other personal isn’t invading those boundaries maliciously. 2) Empathize. 3) Name what you DO want, not what you DON’T
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Workplace Wellness on the Radio

Workplace Wellness on the Radio

Carrots and Sticks: Workplace Wellness on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi.
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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

A WSJ review of Marc Schoen’s “Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You”.
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Meditation for the Rest of Us

Meditation for the Rest of Us

Meditation is good for me. I should meditate more. Clear my mind. Get in touch with my inner wisdom. Why can’t I sit still? My ankle is stiff. I should really start making dinner. Focus on the breath . . . . Meditation has long been something I “should” do. I’ve read books, taken classes. […]
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Mindfulness & Efficiency

Mindfulness & Efficiency

NY Times book review about how mindfulness & meditation can make us more efficient by improving concentration.
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