We are not hard-wired for happiness. In fact, because we are wired for survival, it is probably on the opposite end of the spectrum from happiness. If your organizational leaders talk about making sure employees are “happy,” here are three solid reasons to challenge the approach. The Pursuit of Happiness creates covertly disrespectful environments. You cannot control another person’s emotions. By taking responsibility for another’s...
Read More »Let’s face it. The best leadership and human resource management minds in America have been trying for decades to find the formula for optimizing human performance. We’ve looked at sports teams, extreme adventurers, and heroes for ideas about how to get more with less. We’ve... Read More
If you are just starting to learn about how brain science can impact us at work, here is an article that provides a bit of brain science and a perspective about how understanding it can make a difference in your work environment. Read More
We are not hard-wired for happiness. In fact, because we are wired for survival, it is probably on the opposite end of the spectrum from happiness. If your organizational leaders talk about making sure employees are “happy,” here are three solid reasons to challenge the... Read More
SAS captured First Place for Best Places to Work again this year, for the second year in a row. They have made the list of top 100 places to work in the country for every one of the 14 years that Fortune has been publishing... Read More
We only have so much capacity to bring factors into our consciousness, weigh them, imagine alternative outcomes, look to a better future, and make a decision. Empirically, we know that when people make decisions, the greater the number made, the poorer the quality of later... Read More
Ever heard of “scalar stress?” It’s stress and tension that increases as more people are added to a group. Here’s some science behind scalar stress that sheds light on America as she enters 2012. In primitive societies, leaders were “big men” whose power was persuasive,... Read More
Some days, you come to work early to get after that long list of things to do to meet your commitments, work hard all day, and find as you are leaving the office that you can’t check off a single thing from your list. If... Read More
If you find yourself focused on ensuring your employees are happy at work, you have fallen into a “great business” trap and could be spending time, money and effort on what could turn out to be a fruitless venture. Happiness is a transient experience. Our... Read More
For decades, business leaders and consultants have used sports analogies as a method for communicating the positive message of healthy competition and winning. It really is time to let go of that. So many sports are about short, explosive exertion, regrouping, and repeating the short,... Read More
Being in leadership, you have undoubtedly had to face the hard decision of terminating someone’s employment because they are not doing the job. The higher in the organization the derailing employee, the more complex the decision. Avoiding this decision and its consequences is the worst... Read More
