On Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 I attended a fascinating talk at Columbia University in NYC, by Professor Peter Hawkins of Henley University in the UK. Professor Hawkins spoke about the new challenges facing high-performing Leadership Teams in organizations today. Below is my interpretation of Professor Hawkins’ nine...
This is the time of year when we decide that 2016 will be different, a year in which we will fix what has been wrong in 2015. In this post, I want to share with you 8 scientifically-proven techniques you can use to increase the probability...
“I am thinking of leaving the company,” said Daniel. “I am not happy with what we’ve have become in the last couple of years. The atmosphere in the office has become toxic. I used to love coming to work on Monday mornings. But now, I...
Over the last ten years, there has been a significant increase in the number of companies that have launched mindfulness programs for their employees. Often referred to as the “newest productivity hack”, meditation is taking the corporate world by storm. In some cases, it started from...
I was sitting at the Vancouver Airport having missed my standby connection by just 5 minutes, and now I had to wait another 5 hours for the “red-eye” flight I had booked originally. There was only one word to describe my state: miserable. But was I...
You may have grown used to our science-based Willpower Posts, but this one is different. No science, just a raw experience of pain and a deep question. Standing With 26,000 People On October 18th, 2015 at 8:00 AM I was standing at the start line, along...
Why do we procrastinate? Why do we have the (often subconscious) aversion to completing tasks or behaviors which we know we must do, for our own good? Can we overcome these aversions and procrastination? The Science: Why do we do what we do? What drives our day-to-day, moment-by-moment...
Here is a question for you: Do you know what situations in your life cause you to see your glass as half-full, and which cause you to see it as half-empty? The Science: Dr. Allison Ledgerwood, a psychologist at UC Davis, did some very interesting work which...
In 1952 Sir Edmund Hillary attempted to climb Mount Everest but failed. A few weeks later, a group in England asked him to address its members. Hillary walked on stage to thunderous applause. He then moved away from the microphone and walked to the edge...
A world apart, the bushman of Africa and the villagers of Southern Thailand have both learned how to trap a monkey, taking advantage of the monkey’s unrelenting determination not to let go, even if it means compromising its freedom. And in that respect, we humans behave...
