Silence is noisy until we become accustomed to it. In silence we can hear the sound of our own pulse and heartbeat, the flowing rhythms of our own blood in our veins, – and the rhythm of the Universe – in the inner ear. When we quiet the endless verbal chatter echoing through our language-filled brains, there is a quieter, more universal mode of communication and knowing waiting to be tapped…
~ T. Manekshaw
We would – of course – like any encounter with mental illness to be as brief as possible
and, most importantly, to be isolated and singular. But the reality is that for many
of us, the illness will threaten to return for visits throughout our lives. It will be
a condition to which we will be permanently susceptible. So the challenge isn’t to learn
to survive only a one-off crisis; it’s to set in place a framework that can help us
to manage our fragility over the long-term. Some of the following moves, practical and
psychological, suggest themselves:
Being ready for a return of the illness will help us to calibrate our expectations and
render us appropriately patient and unfrightened in the face of relapses. We fell ill over
many years – our whole childhood might have been the incubating laboratory – and it will
therefore take us an…
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In the battle for talent, many leaders look externally for getting talent that aligns with the goals (at the least) and the culture (at best).
Unfortunately, according to employee surveys, many leave because leadership has failed to recognize the talent they possess and opt to take their skills elsewhere where they are appreciated.
In fact, a study from 15Five shows that of the top ten reasons employees leave, seven are attributable to poor leadership that hampers development and recognition of an employees efforts and talent.
Among those factors, the reasons that talent doesn’t develop is that leaders get in the way more than anything else. Here are the common reasons a leader may be hindering their peoples’ ability to develop:
Micromanagement. Whether from the basis of perfectionism or not knowing how to properly develop people to the next level of performance, micromanaging always create diminishing returns among employees. They start…
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In a study conducted by Leadership IQ in the last year revealed that only 29% of employees see their leaders as aligned with their organizations’ values.
That leaves an enormous majority – 71% – of leaders are not aligned with the organization they claim to support and represent.
Why is there such a disconnect in leadership across the board? And how can leaders correct the plague of misalignment to get their organization synchronized?
There are a myriad of reasons why leaders don’t willingly comply with their company’s core values and mission, and some of the most common are below:
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An employee is terminated but when their colleagues go to human resources to shed light on leadership improprieties, they are informed that there were other issues at hand and quickly dismissed.
A new president takes the helm at the company, and spends the first year making significant impact, plenty of allies and great results. Then in the second year, they abuse their influence, trust and power in such a way that those who hear of the change in the leader’s stripes are under their spell and ignore the concerns, or at least minimize them.
Executive leadership hear about the temperament of a particular leader in their organization, but tell everyone that’s just how that person is and it’s not a big deal. To the executives the leader gets great results but to the employees in the know, the leader is abusive and plays favorites.
These three scenarios all have the…
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One who understands others has knowledge; One who understands himself has wisdom. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self requires strength. ~ Tao Te Ching
I believe that most of us have far more control over our lives than we realize, because we will always have control over our reaction to any given situation. There is great power in that realization.
We need to keep our focus on understanding ourselves as opposed to trying to control and understand the actions of others. Using force to try to change the behavior of another is never the best way. So what are we to do when another person acts in a way that distresses us? The answer is always the same: be the master of yourself.
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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve
I have always loved movies. Especially the ones that inspire you, motivate you, and encourage you to be a better human being. It’s this time of the year usually that these “hero” movies come out.
One of the great things about these movies is that the hero always manages to lift up from life’s troubles. While the rest of us mere mortals would curl up in a dark corner, the hero commits fully to the journey ahead and finds a way to restore the world’s balance.
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“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” ~ Buddha
In order to rewrite the mind positively we need to understand its composition. The mind is composed of three parts, the conscious, the subconscious and the superconscious.
The conscious mind is the part we are aware of – the part that does the thinking, worrying, planning and creating. It is a tiny part of the structure; it is the subconscious that is the looming bulwark, a massive entity with incredible powers and potentials. Its unique characteristic is that it can create anything that we command it to create, by virtue of the thoughts we think.
If you believe that you cannot achieve something, if you believe that you cannot have something, the subconscious will create conditions, so that your beliefs are proved. To transform your life…
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When the world feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Do the dishes. Fold the laundry. Water the plants. Drink a glass of water. Simplicity attracts wisdom…
The iPhone was not invented by Steve Jobs alone!
When one thinks of the iPhone one instinctively thinks of Steve Jobs. But did Steve Jobs invent the iPhone? No. Steve Jobs has his name on 313 patents in all, not all of them as breakthrough as you might imagine and only 7 are iconic, but none of them has only his name on it. It also has the names of several others who worked with him on the patent. Which proves that team work is crucial to the sucess of a project.
Similarly when one thinks of the electric car, one can’t help thinking of Elon Musk. But if you go through the numerous patents applied by Tesla Motors you will always find a number of inventors nameson the patent. And you may not even find Elon Musk’s name.
When this simple fact was mentioned in a LinkedIn #DailyRundown piece…
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