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What To Do If Your Inner Voice is Cruel “Your inner voice or mental chatter isn’t always nice or helpful. When we turn our attention inward, we tend to focus on problems rather than solutions.” In this short video, psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross talks about how to work on changing the way you mentally process your daily challenges in a positive way.
Why Being Respectful to Your Coworkers is Good for Business Looking to get ahead in your career? Start by being respectful to your coworkers, says leadership researcher Christine Porath. In this science-backed talk, she shares surprising insights about the costs of rudeness and shows how little acts of respect can boost your professional success — and your company’s bottom line.
The Power of Passion and Perseverance “Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.”
How to Escape the Cynicism Trap: Stanford Psychology professor Jamil Zaki gives a fantastic explanation on why science can prove that optimism is actually beneficial to our lives, careers and relationships, while offering a few lessons on just how to avoid the cynicism trap.
You Can Grow New Brain Cells-Here’s How: Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains better perform neurogenesis—improving mood, increasing memory formation, and preventing the decline associated with aging along the way.
Innovate Like Disney, A Practical Approach to Innovation: Innovation can be a delicate balancing act between ideas and implementation. Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, explains…
Dr. Jane Dutton is a revered professor emeritus from the Center for Positive Business at the Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan. Her research has centered around the essential nature of the “how to,” and the ripple effect of making “High-Quality Connections” in all areas of our lives. A few years ago, I was able to conduct a radio interview about job crafting with her.
Real Change, a Model That Works: What makes the difference between goals that get accomplished and goals that get “lost by the wayside”? Those in leadership positions pore over data trying to determine trends only to discover that goals that they have set for the last calendar or fiscal years have not only not been met, but have been forgotten in the fast-paced world where “urgent” so often supersedes what is truly important Would you like to increase your success and/or your organization’s success at hitting targets?. Read about the three top reasons why personal and professional goals for change do not get accomplished and check out the research on what makes change work. Read Full Article
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations.
The International Coach Federation (ICF) is the largest worldwide resource for business and personal coaches, and the source for those who are seeking a coach.
The ICF is a nonprofit, individual membership organization formed by professionals worldwide who practice business and personal coaching.
The ICF exists to Build, Support, and Preserve the integrity of the coaching profession through programs and standards supported by the individual membership.
ICF-Michigan Coaches (ICF-MI) was organized in 2004 to serve the broad spectrum of professional coaches who live and work in Michigan, and to work for the advancement of professional coaching. ICF-MI’s values are: Leadership, Service, Community, Collaboration, and Abundance.
Center for Positive Organizations The Center for Positive Organizations is a community of scholars devoted to energizing and transforming organizations through research on the theory and practice of positive organizing and leadership. They are passionately dedicated to the development and dissemination of POS research.
Coaching Urged for Women – Inadequate Career Development Holds Back Female Executives