The Charge of Learning to Lead from a Management Posting
The demands of planning, organizing, scheduling, producing, and measuring can leave managers with little time to develop so-called soft skills.
The Encouragers
"I remember being a lot more engaged at his age," he thought. "I loved baseball from the first day Dad bought me a whiffle ball, plastic bat, and red glove. How can I get Jake to love ball?"
The Pruning Resolve
Expert gardeners prune a third to a half of a healthy rose bush so it can explode with exquisite blossoms. What should we prune?
Mental Health & the Messy Desk
I deluded myself into believing: cluttered desk = brilliant, creative mind. I would occasionally do research to find pictures of people like Einstein digging out from a paper avalanche with the help of red-coated search and rescue workers. See.
Let's Listen to Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin was a great, wise sage. Here are a few of his aphorisms with my comments about the journey to unleash our talents.
Taking Optimism for a Test Drive
Research proves that optimistic, positive people are happier and live longer. Learned optimism is an idea rooted in positive psychology. It involves developing the ability to see the world from a positive point of view.
The Science of Reaching Goals
I recently listened to a couple of interesting podcasts on The Huberman Lab hosted by Dr. Andrew Huberman, professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.
Play and Create
Mary and I went to the Grandparents’ breakfast early this morning with Rivers and Rhodes. There was energy to spare, and we loved seeing smiles galore and hugs from devoted teachers.