Excelling At Business Leadership In A Time Of Crisis
Posted on13 Jul 2020
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Business leadership in a time of crisis differs from everyday leadership. That’s well known. “How?” is not though. The biggest “how” exists... Read More
Exploiting People’s Fears Of Loss And Desires For Gain
Posted on05 Aug 2019
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Fears of loss and desires for gain work in all of us. People exploit them. We see them in ads. We see... Read More
Fighting Anxiety And Fear In Workplace Projects
Many factors instill anxiety and fear at work. It’s not only the work itself. It’s the business culture and internal politics that... Read More
The Myth Behind Empowering Employees In The Workplace
Posted on29 Jan 2018
Tagsdecisions, employees, failure, fear, motivation, Talent, engagement, culture change management, empowerment, Gallup News
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Empowering employees in the workplace has been a buzz topic for a couple decades now. Yet, employee engagement remains low, less than... Read More
Next Step to Undermining Truth, Pulling Emotional Triggers
Posted on24 Jul 2017
TagsUndermining Truth (Series), uniqueness, growth, emotional triggers, truth, storytelling, security, Influence, fear
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As I wrote in a previous post, undermining truth begins with finding a good face and creating a great story. Pulling emotional... Read More
Ways Coworkers Punish Star Employees With The Boss
Posted on17 Jul 2017
Tagsanxiety, employees, fear, rationale, subconscious, Talent, Lightning-rod Employee Analogy, social comparison theory
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People tend to compare themselves to others. It’s a natural bias. It takes a dark turn though when they compare and don’t... Read More
Improve Focus and Productivity with Your Screen Saver
Posted on09 Nov 2015
Tagsconscious, fear, focus, Harvard Business Review, pressure, productivity, The Atlantic, Thoughts, trees, Washington Post, Kate Lee, Kathryn Williams, Leisa Sargent, Nicholas Williams, Katherine Johnson
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Work often takes place in sterile, fake surroundings. It taxes our concentration, our energy. We can improve focus and productivity though. Our... Read More
Extroverts and Introverts Differences as Innovators
Assessing personalities is a key task for a change management strategy. As a change management consultant I find discussing extroverts’ and introverts’... Read More
Feeling Powerful at Work Can Be Done This Way
Posted on22 Jun 2015
TagsVelten Mood Induction Procedure, compliment, Jack Nicklaus, Derek Rucker, David Dubois, Joris Lammers, pressure, power, Performance, health, feelings, fear, control, Adam D. Galinsky
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Feeling powerful at work can be hard. People can drag us down. They often do so without knowing it. Work is harder.... Read More
9 Tips on How to Fight Lies at Work
Posted on15 Jun 2015
Tagsconfidence, emotions, fear, follow up, lies, message, Painting Analogy, relationships, emotional triggers, Ullrich Ecker, Fire Analogy
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Lies influence. Even if people know they are lies, they still do. Knowing how to fight lies begins with understanding them. It... Read More
