Articles: Diversity & Inclusion
How To Become An Authentic Leader
Becoming an authentic leader requires time, effort and focus on character and personal development. Coaching may help. Summary by [...]
How to be a Better Listener
Many people ask how to be a better listener. Luckily, there are some simple things you can do to [...]
How Emotions are Made: Lisa Feldman Barrett’s Constructed Emotion Theory
In her book, "How Emotions are Made, the Secret Life of the Brain", Lisa Feldman Barrett lays out her [...]
How anger, disappointment and regular f***-ups have shaped me and shaped my work – 7 lessons I learned in leadership
I could tell you any number of stories about the times I have messed up. Not those fake humble-brag stories [...]
Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory of Motivation: A Simple Summary
Key Points: Herzberg’s two factor model says that basic factors like safety and salary need to be met to [...]
Hedonic Adaptation – How we get used to things
Hedonic adaptation is the name given to the fact that people get used to positive things and events. Though [...]
Happiness Quotes – Some Mind Candy for Reframing Happiness
The way we think about our quest for happiness can affect what we do and the outcomes we achieve. [...]
Habits: How Long Does it Take to Form Them?
How long it takes to form a habit is debated. Many people say it takes 21 days, but the [...]
Habits: A Simple Introduction
As a simple introduction we can say that habits are tasks or behaviors that we perform almost subconsciously. They [...]
Goal Setting Mistakes: Watch Out For These Common Ones
While goal-setting is a very powerful and helpful tool, it's also possible to make easy goal setting mistakes. These [...]
Giving Feedback Well: Ways To Get Better At Feedback
There are several things that individuals can do to ensure that they are giving feedback well, regardless of which [...]
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences – Intelligence can take many different forms
Key Points: Gardener's 1983 theory of multiple intelligences proposes that intelligence is not one thing, measurable by IQ. Instead [...]
French and Raven’s Forms of Power: A Simple Summary
French and Raven's Forms of Power describes six sources of leadership power: Coercive, Reward, Legitimate, Expert, Referent and Informational. [...]
Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing: How Teams Grow
Bruce Tuckman’s stages of group development model is also known as "forming, storming, norming and performing" model. It says [...]
Force Field Analysis: Will a Change Succeed?
Force field analysis is a change and decision making tool that was originally developed by Kurt Lewin in the [...]
Flow – Moments of Optimal Experience
Flow is the term used by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly to describe moments of heightened focus and immersion in activities [...]
Fishbowl Meetings: A Simple Introduction
Fishbowl meetings have an inner circle of chairs and an outer one. Those on the inside (the fishbowl) discuss [...]
Feeling Understood – A Starting Point for Connection
The sense of feeling understood by other people can be very powerful, and can be a key starting point [...]
Feedback In The World of Work
Feedback in the world of work is information provided to someone about their performance or the way [...]
Fearless Feedback In The World of Work
Fearless Feedback is a phrase that can be introduced to teams and organizations as common language with a shared [...]
Eudaimonia: A Simple Introduction
Eudaimonia is an historic Greek phrase that loosely translates as flourishing, living well or fulfilling your true nature. It [...]
Enterprise Social Networks: What Are They?
Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) are private, internal communication platforms used by organizations to improve information flow, engagement and the [...]
Energizing Activities for Teams: A Simple Introduction
Energizing activities for teams are brief, stimulating activities designed to breath energy into individuals and help refresh their minds. [...]
Employee Experience: What Is It And Does It Matter?
Employee experience (EX) is the sum of activities, perks, technologies, relationships and development opportunities an employee experiences throughout his [...]