In a recent conversation, five of us shared how we struggle with not getting enough done today, everyday, in life. How we are not achieving enough in the time we deem as adequate.
What came up in this vulnerable sharing is this …
At Choose Leadership, Connor McDonough and I are committed to sharing what we make up about each other and the world. When we interpret something in a way that triggers us, we share and process what’s happening for us. By doing that, we support each other to do the inner work of leadership.
What we know for sure, is that our reactions have less to do with the other than with our own life experience.
As we work together a lot, we generate lots of opportunities for bumping up against each other. And so, together with our co-creator Ina Zukrigl-Schief, we were wondering: Can we bring this work to people who have just met for the first time?
And we are talking about the alienation of already hired, excellent people who aspire to be great leaders. The kind of employees that today’s company’s fiercely compete for.
This can be changed. Here’s one way to re-engage …
The Harvard Study of Adult Development has been running for 81 years. It started out in 1938 by following 724 men from two groups of men whose social backgrounds could not have been more different: Priviledged Harvard Sophomores and young men from an underpriviledged neighbourhood. Today, it includes the children of the initial study participants.
Here’s what’s striking: The researchers have found that happiness and health in late life depend less on genes, wealth or education than on…
I was recently asked how to be a more authentic leader, build trust and lead others so that they can meet us without resistance. The challenge is that trust building is more than taking a handful from the toolbox of leadership.
Yes, facial expressions, choice of words, gestures and body posture are important.