A hundred years ago, if you asked someone about burnout, they wouldn’t know what you were talking about. Fast forward to today and there’s a good chance they’d say they’ve experienced it. Burnout’s a term psychologist Herbert Freudenberger popularized in the 1970s. He used it to describe the experience of doctors and nurses exposed to…
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Most of us are hungry for feedback. Whether it’s from bosses, teachers, family, or friends, we know it’s the key to getting better. And the research supports this: frequent, effective feedback improves our motivation and our performance. Yet, when we become managers, we often forget this lesson, which means most of the people we manage…
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I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for brain science. I love learning new things about how our brains work and how to get the most out of this amazing organ. That means I’m always scanning for my next book on the topic. And, when I find it, I’m usually placing an order before I’ve made…
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For a good part of my life, I believed that focusing on my weaknesses was the key to achieving success. In fact, I didn’t realize how much I’d embraced this way of thinking until I began working with an executive coach. Soon after we started working together, my coach made an observation I’ve never forgotten….
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Meaningful conversations can be a creative lab space. At their best, they’re a place to share perspectives and be heard. They can also be a place to stress test new ideas and catch the limits in our thinking. When conversations work, we gain a stronger connection to the people we work with. We feel like…
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