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The Power of Self-Assessment
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is the gift of self-assessment. Self-assessment is the ability to examine yourself and developing a straight forward and honest understanding of what makes you tick, in other words, to know who you really are. Through self-assessment, you are able to peel back the layers and become more aware…
The Brain Game: Arrest & Redirect
Do you encounter those times when you know you should do something, but something inside keeps you from moving forward? Do we make excuses on why we can’t act upon the desire? The reason is, we think too much! When a thought enters our brain, we either think about it, or we act upon it. Contrary to public…
Making Resolutions Stick
Every January most of us set a New Year’s Resolution or goals for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, according to studies, 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail and only 8% of people actually achieve their goals. So, what can we actually do to reach our goals? First off, achieving a goal requires us to change our…
Dealing with Toxic People: Superpowers Leaders Need
Unfortunately, toxic people are everywhere and all of us know at least one or two of these individuals and many of us are forced to work with them or engage with them on a social level. They bring their poisoning drama into our lives uninvited and then leave a trail of unwanted fumes when they…
Hiring For Emotional Intelligence
The phrase Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been around for a few years now. Many may have a good understanding of what Emotional Intelligence actual is, however, but have you considered EQ’s role in your hiring process? Research Research has shown that people who manage and understand their emotions and can identify the emotions of…
Can Negativity Rewire Your Brain?
Ever get stuck in that mode where a bad day seems to repeat itself everyday and you feel like you’re staring in the movie Groundhog Day? Well, believe it or not, that “bad day” is often controlled by how you perceive things and your self-talk. We all have bad days. Days where from the very…
Limitations to the Rational Model Approach
In our previous discussion of mental models we talked about two types. In this post I want to digress and discuss some problems and limitations that come from applying the Rational Model approach. Many people, especially those with technical backgrounds, will equate systems thinking with a rational approach. In their seminal management book, In Search…
When is Conflict Productive?
When you think of conflict, what are the words you usually associate with it? Fighting, anger, discomfort, hostility? Webster defines conflict as competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons); mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands; the…
Power in One – 3rd in series
Mental models are the way we see the world. Our brains develop models to make sense of the environment. Our mental models are a compilation of assumptions, our understanding of data and information and a way for us to take action. Mental models literally become neural pathways in our brain that shape how we naturally…
Systems Thinking Defined
“Systems Thinking is a discipline for seeing wholes. It is a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeing patterns of change rather than static ‘snapshots.’ ” (Peter Senge) It can also be summarized as providing the user a unique perspective on reality. For our use of systems thinking as it applies to our…
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