Having a balanced life needs as much importance as being productive. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE in the 21st century we need to be more aware of the effects of stress on people and how to reverse it. According to an article by Dr. Kevin Flemming, more that 60% of work absences last year […]
The Coronavirus has created a world-wide, existential re-set.  We did not seek transformation, it found us, in the form of a tiny virus.   Like an unexpected phone call the impetus for transformation just appeared.  Joseph Campbell in his work on The Hero’s Journey identified patterns in how people and societies transform, that show up in our myths and […]
The ups and downs of an employment market and the surges and retreats of technology operate under a paradigm that problems are solved and decisions are made based on rational, data-based intellectual prowess. On the other side of the scale, we’ve grown our emotional intelligence.  But, we still put a disproportionate value on how intellectually […]
In a recent post I mentioned most mergers and acquisitions don’t succeed because of a clash of cultures. According to a KPMG study, “83% of all mergers and acquisitions failed to produce any benefit for their shareholders and over half actually destroyed value”. I think the reason is pretty obvious: We get focused on the […]
Many organizations see their survival and growth in acquiring other companies. AT&T just bought Time Warner, CVS might purchase Aetna and Amazon recently added Whole Foods to its portfolio.  The economy-of-scale, overpowering or eliminating competition and expanding new IP, tools and customer bases are just some of the attractive reasons why this year companies have […]
The speed of change right now is the slowest it will ever be for the rest our lives.  In such a wild and crazy world of Uber-speed, the requirements for keeping pace or leading the pack is innovation and disruption.  Innovations are improvements while disruptions are game changers.  PowerPoint was an innovation to how we communicate while the […]
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, said this week he wants everyone to stop searching for their life purpose. He cites the millions of dollars spent in self-help books, seminars, sabbaticals and life coaches, all designed to help us discover and define our purpose in life. His point is that there is only one real life purpose: […]
When we insult each other we damage relationships and that is why direct verbal insults aren’t socially acceptable. But some individuals use body language to hurt others either intentionally or unintentionally. Dismissive gestures vary from culture to culture and they can be used in a variety of ways to: •   minimize or ignore the other […]
Business keeps score with hard facts because its survival is hard cash. Decisions, feedback, brainstorming, employee development operate under this paradigm of “facts are King”. Meanwhile, businesses are stepping up to the idea of being agents of social change. Because we spend most of our time at work, we are ever-increasingly aware of the effects […]
Being fired from a job is one of life’s top 10 stressors, according to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, designed to evaluate how stressful events will impact one’s health. That’s why I recommend that one of the first things to do when you’re downsized is get support so you can vent your feelings. Your […]