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.
Ratings and rankings and feedback, Oh My!
"You're a life coach. My cousin's a life coach!" she declared.
-- "No," I explained. "I'm an executive coach. We work on the business and people strategy, yet you can't separate, silo, or fragment leaders from their lives."
"So you do 360-degree feedback assessments?"
-- "NO."
"Training?"
-- "NO."
"Team building?"
-- "NO."
"Personality tests? Myers Briggs, DISC? 5Dynamics? Social Styles?"
-- "NO!! Before learning about living systems, I did ALL those things - that was best in class. But I've evolved and can't go back given what I know now."
☝️☝️ Above was a real (and typical) conversation. ☝️☝️
Explaining a Developmental approach to leadership is so new, so ancient so nontraditional, it requires un-learning our autopilot assumptions.
Specifically... consider the annual performance review process.
I rolled out new ones in four different companies... called each one MAP!
We taught managers to rate employees and give feedback.
However... check the video from Marcus Buckingham below to see what the research says about our accuracy and effectiveness!
Ratings and Rankings and Feedback, Oh My!
