Peers in Decision-Making

Peers in Decision-Making

Every day, our decisions shape our reality. According to a survey by Columbia University decision researcher, Sheena Iyengar, the average American makes approximately 70 conscious decisions every day. We decide our lives again and again, from the moment we wake.Our...
Cultivate Your Inner Knowing

Cultivate Your Inner Knowing

“Listening within” is a term I use to describe what it’s like when we really check in with ourselves to discover our true intentions, and what really matters. It’s an important skill to learn because it’s hard to focus on work that matters when we, ourselves, are out...
Growing In Place While Managing Up

Growing In Place While Managing Up

“So, when you teach management and leadership development, what do you teach?” the neighbor of a friend, Dan, asks me over beers in the backyard.This fellow was in software development at a big company, and has mentioned that he has been passed over for a promotion a...
Take Control of Your Time

Take Control of Your Time

In the struggle to manage our lives and accomplish our dreams—on schedule— time seems like the enemy. We fight the clock and try to “manage” time, as if we had any say in the way the minutes and hours pass. The sense of time pressure in my professional and personal...