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...

  • The Boss: “I have some feedback”
  • A Partner: “It’s me, not you”
  • Garage Mechanic: “It’s the transmission”
  • Child's teacher: “About their behavior”

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.



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Never outsource this

October 23, 20222 min read

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 

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Janet Macaluso

Janet Macaluso, Ed.M., MSOD, CPC works with successful midlife Change Makers to help transform their success to significance. As a previous executive of leadership, learning, and organization design functions, Janet has equipped thousands of global leaders to grow and evolve their leadership, businesses, and causes. Her unique anti-hero approach combines modern science and ancient wisdom to navigate constant change in flux. In addition to breaking the spell of the "old story," Janet is keenly interested in a regenerative, interconnected, nonviolent future. Her deep and broad experience includes: ▫️Masters in Education, Harvard ▫️MS in Organization Development, Pepperdine ▫️Organization Design ️️Advanced Certificate, USC ▫️BRAINZ Top 500 in 2021 ▫️Certified High-Performance Coach ▫️Certified Tiny Habits Coach ▫️Certified Immunity2CHANGE Facilitator ▫️Certified Professional Retirement Coach ▫️Certified Search Inside Yourself Facilitator ▫️Certified HeartMath Facilitator

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