Simon Sinek once penned, “Life is beautiful, not because of the things we see or do…[but] because of the people we meet.” Twelve years ago, I crossed paths with one such person who has made my life immeasurably more beautiful:…
Dr. Tasha Eurich, a luminary in organizational psychology and bestselling author, unveils the profound impact of self-awareness in leadership in an exclusive interview with The HR Digest. With a decade of pioneering research on self-awareness, she shares invaluable insights on…
Recently, I travelled to Brainerd, Minnesota for a keynote. The temperature was a bit bone chilling, but the people couldn’t have been warmer. I was happy to be there. Thanks to my small-town Midwestern roots, I always breathe a sigh…
Compared to a few months ago, how are you feeling about life these days? I hope that you’ve had some time to decompress and destress—even if just a little. For many, the waning days of August feel like our last…
What makes us who we are? It’s rarely one thing—humans are like intricate tapestries, woven together by the multicolored threads of our experiences, identities, and relationships. When you think about your tapestry, what strands stand out as the biggest forces…
When was the last time you felt a palpable sense of pride? While life provides many such opportunities, work offers a unique, surprisingly powerful, and scientifically-supported fountain of fulfillment—regardless of the kind of work we do. In the etymology of…
A lifetime ago (i.e., last February), I was in Washington working with the White House Leadership Development Program. After my session, I had the chance to visit the Capitol to meet with Congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle—a…
The world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just weeks ago. Though humanity has a common arc for the first time in modern history, this crisis is affecting everyone differently. Some have become full-time teleworkers or homeschoolers (or both).…
I was recently in Chicago for a keynote. By random chance, the annual conference for my fellow organizational psychology nerds was taking place at a hotel just three blocks away. Heeding the message from the universe, I dropped by and…
Feedback, as they say, is a gift. Research bears this out, suggesting that it’s a key driver of performance and leadership effectiveness. Negative feedback in particular can be valuable because it allows us to monitor our performance and alerts us to important changes…
This article by Clifton Leaf was first published on Fortune. Long ago, on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, the Seven Sages were said to have carved two words into a stone: Know Thyself. The words, Socrates tells us, were to be…
In addition to providing a welcome opportunity to eat and drink with wild abandon, the holidays are a great time to reflect on our year. Personally, 2016 required me to get out of my comfort zone. I temporarily scaled back…
Recently, I served as the token millennial on a panel discussing “The Next Generation of Talent.” I love researching and speaking about this topic because it always gets everyone lathered up. Millennials feel patronized, Gen Xers feel overlooked, and baby…
Between the distractions all around and our own shriveled attention spans, it is remarkable we get anything done. Aristotle once said, “The end of labor is to gain leisure.” Yet most busy leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals have - at best -- ambivalent feelings…
It was a beautiful spring afternoon on the East Coast. I had just finished a keynote for a client, and to say that I was in a hurry would be a slight understatement. With an alarmingly small window of time…
As a lifelong student of psychology, when the principles of human behavior spring to life around me, I typically respond with equal parts interest and glee. But a few weeks ago, I was on the receiving end of a psychological…
Recently, I was lucky enough to see the mega-smash Broadway musical Hamilton, the powerful tale of Alexander Hamilton’s short and controversial life. As one of the largest musical theater geeks of all time, the excitement I felt for this absolutely cannot be overstated -- and in case…
My husband and I recently spent a week in Hong Kong visiting my little sister, who spent the summer teaching there at a local university. Upon our arrival, we consulted with a friend of hers to plan our first day…
It’s hard to believe that 2015 is over. I had so many incredible opportunities to help companies large and small build more "bankable" leaders and therefore more bankable businesses. As is always the case, my clients taught me some powerful lessons that haven’t…
I recently spent a week in Manila with one of my favorite clients. The trip was fantastic, but getting there was, to put it mildly, a bit of a nightmare. After many hours of hopelessly boarding and deplaning a Hong…
