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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...

Are you struggling with dissatisfied people or a dissatisfying process? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training No comments

I was recently asked to perform an “attitude intervention” for a group of VERY unhappy Federal employees. The process began like a James Patterson novel with all the evidence pointing to a single culprit. Team members consistently used words like hurtful, demeaning, belittling, blame, fear, reprisal, micromanaging, dishonest, inconsistent, unapproachable, controlling, forgetful, favoritism and defensive to describe their work experience...

Are you using Power or Force? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence One comment

Every picture we create in our minds has a magnetic power. These “Attractive Powers” have been measured and quantified through the use of behavioral kinesiology as described in books including Power Vs. Force by Dr. David Hawkins M.D., Ph.D. Power is universal and energizing, while the use of Force always creates its own resistance and is a negative drain on ourselves, our organizations and the world as a whole...

Accountability Inverted: Ten questions to change your leadership culture December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Astonishing Service, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Spirit at Work No comments

I was recently required to submit a resume for a “leadership coaching and team development” consulting contract and realized my past leadership experience tells nothing about my skills as a leader today.

Demographics have changed, responsibilities have changed, and expectations have changed. It is not enough to get better at doing what we have always done. We have to understand the role of leadership in a completely different way...

Change doesn’t have to be painful December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work No comments

The challenges facing government employees are HUGE but the solutions don’t need to be painful. Change is only hard when we are unwilling to let go of the past. We all have this weird need to justify the “rightness” of past behavior.

Who we have been and what we have done has nothing to do with who we are now unless we choose to chain ourselves to our history.

We are not our actions; we are that which acts and
we act based on our best awareness AT THAT TIME.

If we hold on to the past we...