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The Science of Meditation
Leadership March 13, 2018

The Science of Meditation

Three years ago I boarded a crowded, somewhat dirty bus and set off for Wat Suan Mokkh, a Thai forest monastery. The grounds featured giant monitor lizards and[...]
Erin Wildermuth
I Love Energy!
Leadership March 13, 2018

I Love Energy!

“Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all of your problems are in this little bottle!”[...]
Andrew Lott
A Recipe for Self-Renewal
Leadership March 13, 2018

A Recipe for Self-Renewal

Time management is about scarcity, because time is fixed. You only have 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 8,760 hours in a year (tack on an extra 24 for[...]
Michael Hyatt
6 Ways to Meditate to Great
Leadership March 13, 2018

6 Ways to Meditate to Great

In corporate training, I use meditation to help teams to be mindful or present. It can really transform the workplace. Not only does it improve productivity[...]
iancron
Our Soured Romance with Overwork
Leadership March 6, 2018

Our Soured Romance with Overwork

The idea that working ever harder and longer leads to better results is as American as apple pie, despite all evidence to the contrary. Chronic overwork is[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Science of Overwork
Leadership March 6, 2018

The Science of Overwork

In the 2007 film “Music and Lyrics,” an absent-minded lyricist played by Drew Barrymore drives her high-strung musical partner a little crazy by[...]
Erin Wildermuth
What Top Talent Really Wants in a Job
Leadership February 20, 2018

What Top Talent Really Wants in a Job

In the face of new volatility in the financial world and a tightening labor market, how can you find and keep the talent you need without simply throwing more[...]
Mark Miller
Living the Impossible Dream
Leadership February 6, 2018

Living the Impossible Dream

Your ambitious goal isn’t impossible to accomplish—and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. The first step in making any endeavor possible is dismissing[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Prevent Fear from Keeping You Stuck
Leadership February 6, 2018

Prevent Fear from Keeping You Stuck

Fear is universal. The gymnast fears stumbling instead of sticking the perfect landing. The singer fears a moment of wavering pitch. The serious speaker fears[...]
Erin Wildermuth
How 5 Companies Celebrate Success
Leadership January 30, 2018

How 5 Companies Celebrate Success

Starting and growing a company is tough stuff. Just ask the 80 percent of entrepreneurs who fail within the first eighteen months of hanging their shingle.[...]
Andrea Williams
The Science of Celebration
Leadership January 30, 2018

The Science of Celebration

My life is full of celebration. There are happy dances for finished dishes, celebratory puppy cuddles for when our rescue dog makes it around the block without[...]
Erin Wildermuth
The Downside of Drivenness
Leadership January 30, 2018

The Downside of Drivenness

Good leaders practice the fine art of celebration. Recognizing both team achievement and individual contribution is rocket fuel for morale. Yet for many high[...]
Larry Wilson
Guy Walks into a Board Room
Influence January 23, 2018

Guy Walks into a Board Room

Comedians refer to an audience that hasn’t heard any jokes yet as a “cold room.” It is thus the job of the comics who go first or second in the night to[...]
Jeremy Lott
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Cause
Leadership January 16, 2018

Martin Luther King’s Nobel Cause

Martin Luther King’s path to the Nobel Peace Prize took him to several countries and included encounters with J. Edgar Hoover, and the founders of the[...]
timcavanaugh
Hiring Diversity Makes You Smarter
Leadership January 16, 2018

Hiring Diversity Makes You Smarter

“How could we have been so stupid?” The question was posed by none other than John F. Kennedy in the aftermath of the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, the a failed[...]
Larry Wilson
How MLK Responded to Failure
Leadership January 16, 2018

How MLK Responded to Failure

Martin Luther King Jr. had many successes in his life. His first desegregation campaign in Albany, Georgia, wasn’t one of them. It started in late 1961.[...]
Jeremy Lott
The Science of Partnership and Success
Leadership January 9, 2018

The Science of Partnership and Success

Before starting Praxis, Isaac Morehouse needed an investor. He didn’t need an investment of money or of time. He didn’t need a website built, a curriculum[...]
Erin Wildermuth
3 of History’s Great Power Couples
Leadership January 9, 2018

3 of History’s Great Power Couples

History affords countless examples of great leaders made greater by the inspiration of a spouse. Of course, there are also plenty of seemingly successful[...]
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