Tag: psychology

Get your focus back by reclaiming your final 5%

It’s a fallacy to believe your success at work can be separated from your success as a human being. Truly successful leaders know this: they focus on being successful on a personal level first – and everything follows from that

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The remedy for self-judgment is simpler than you think

A convicted multiple-murderer stands in front of me, tears rolling down his cheeks. We’re in one of the most dangerous prisons in the country, and in many ways this man’s life depends on the fierce, don’t-you-dare-look-at-me-the-wrong-way image he projects most

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Built to fail: Are your mental models designed to thrive?

During my time as a graduate student at Pepperdine, I had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Chris Worley. He and a colleague published a book called Built To Change, an obvious play on the famous title Built To Last. In it

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How to lead in an unpredictable world

This year has been a trying one for many from both a psychological and a physical standpoint. Just last week, hundreds of thousands of people in Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean lost their homes to hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and

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