Articles
Here are the recent articles I wrote for BRAINZ.
01
Time For A Pronoun Paradigm Shift?
During a recent large online meeting, I felt different. Like I didn’t get the memo saying: “Post pronouns beside your name.” If all those talented Harvard alumni women posted their pronouns, I should too, right? Me2.
02
Top Ways Leaders Manage Conflict And Reduce the Cortisol-Related Stress Response
Nested within a wide circle of family, colleagues, and community systems, we humans find health, happiness, and meaningful purpose. And sometimes, friction.
03
It's All In Your Head – Cultivating Conscious Conversations
When you inaccurately imagine something, “It’s all in your head.” It’s also what the car mechanic thinks when you complain about that clicking sound that mysteriously disappears during the inspection.
04
What’s Worse? Scary Movie 3 Or “We Have To Talk”?
Does “We Have to Talk” trigger an inner primal scream? Perhaps you’ve heard these ominous 4-words from...
05
Do You Have A Clearing Disorder?
Have you ever complained about busy work distracting you from strategic, high-impact projects and planning? You’re not alone!
06
Silence Your Perfectionista
Did you get all that? If English is your native language, most likely you understood it, errors and all. Spelling mistakes did not materially impact the outcome.
Do you outsource? I gratefully outsource:
house cleaning
tax preparation
snow shoveling
grooming Scooter (fur baby)
But outsourcing has limits, especially if we unconsciously outsource our legacy to a world that values sameness.
(I'm on a mission to end average).
I enjoyed the accolades and the effects of the traditional path (college > grad school > work > promotions).
It's been intellectually, emotionally, and financially rewarding.
By midlife I realized I was on a seductive hedonic treadmill that constantly accelerated its speed. Walk > speed walk > jog > run > pant...
Afraid I'd fall off, I ran faster.
I didn't step off my treadmill until I realized this essential truth based on Living Systems Theory:
We can regenerate to our next higher-order potential. (or degenerate?)
Adults progress along a success curve from Fluid to Crystalized Intelligence (says author / professor, Arthur Brooks).
Fluid Intelligence is associated with important early career skills:
Learning, Problem Solving, Innovating, Comprehension
Crystalized Intelligence is associated with midlife and experience:
Seeing Patterns, Educating Others, Explaining Complexity, Building Teams
Is your intelligence Fluid? Crystalized?
Is problem-solving not as rewarding?
You see inter-dependencies and patterns?
Could you do this in your sleep?
You're a good coach or mentor?
If yes, you may be evolving into your next-stage as a change-maker, who's not necessarily leaving your job, but you're seeking to evolve your legacy, from "success to significance."
Designing your next-stage role in life and work is not to be outsourced!
That important work is an expression of your unique essence - not a copy/paste, generic version from someone else.
Is taking a 21st Century approach to regenerating your next-stage leadership a fit for you? Watch the video or schedule a brief, no pressure chat to see if applying modern science and ancient an wisdom might fit for your needs. https://learning2lead.com/meetjanet