Category Peer Powered Performance

Are you winning the rat race? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Training No comments

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you‘re still a rat.”

Lily Tomlin

Every day is a contest. We compete for increasing market share, advancing our position, receiving the recognition we deserve, the customers we need and the respect we long for. But how do we measure our success? Is there a finish line or benchmark? Do all stakeholders agree on the metrics?

When Vineet Nayar took the helm of HCLT his greatest challenge was not their failures but their successes...

Our Inescapable Illusions December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

“A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball.
How much does the ball cost?”

The vast majority of people respond quickly and confidently, insisting the ball costs 10 cents. This answer is both incredibly obvious and utterly wrong. (The correct answer is five cents for the ball and $1.05 for the bat...

Do Peers Perpetuate Poor Performance? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Spirit at Work 2 comments

This is part three in a five part examination of the forces that keep individuals and institutions caught a cycle of stress trapped by unexamined assumptions and ill designed solutions. Part one examined the role of self in our illusory imprisonment, two the often subconscious part played by supervisors in the continuing incarceration and section three delves into the irresistible influence exerted on us by our peers...

Part 4: The Power of Peer Pull December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance One comment

This is part four in a five part examination of the forces that keep individuals and institutions caught in a cycle of stress trapped by unexamined assumptions and ill designed solutions. Part one examined the role of self in our illusory imprisonment, two the often subconscious part played by supervisors in the continuing incarceration and section three delves into the irresistible influence exerted on us by our peers. Chapter four introduces the value of using the Positive Peer Pull of “Valu...

Those Awkward Emotions December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

We are settling in with my Mom and Dad who will be with us for the next four months while their house is being built. It is surprising the childhood triggers that surface in close proximity. As usual there are always great lessons. The most significant this morning is how difficult it is to embrace honesty in a culture (family) steeped in history...