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.
This is so average
⭐ It's Year-End season at work!
Ready to celebrate with self-assessments, evaluations, calibrations, and rewards (or not)?
Ready to unwrap your performance rating?
Because you've been plotted on the jingle-Bell-Curve! 🔔
And the majority of people will be rated as ...
Exceptional...ly AVERAGE!
In 1950, the U.S. Air Force used this average thinking too.
🛩️ Until ... 17 pilots crashed in ONE day.
So they conducted a comprehensive investigation. 🆘
They measured ten body dimensions from 4000 pilots so they could redesign the cockpit for the the average profile.
SURPRISE! 😲
A one-size-fits-all cockpit wouldn't work.
Every... Single... Pilot...
Possessed a uniquely 'jagged profile.' ⛰️
If they redesigned the cockpit for the average pilot, it'd be designed for no one.
You have jagged edges, me too.
Don't polish off your edges to fit a bell curve that fails to nurture your unique inherent potential.
👇The End of Average👇
Todd Rose
Imagine... if we all seek to appreciate the Essence of every person, patient, place, customer, and client in our conversations.
