The Halo Effect is a term that sounds good but when it is present on a team or in a family, there is widespread damage. Definition: A beneficiary of the Halo Effect receives UNDESERVED (not earned) recognition, attention or rewards and may avoid consequences for not following policies, breaking rules, or achieving poor results. HowContinue reading “The Halo Effect: Shining Light on the Impact of “Unconscious Favoritism””
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Robust Self-Care: How to Prevent Burnout, Perform at Your Best, Accelerate Your Career and SAVE TIME
For me, protecting time for self-care has been one of the most challenging responsibilities to manage in my leadership journey. I define it as a responsibility because as leaders we are called to serve and through discipline in self-care, I have found myself being more creative, effective, engaged and empathetic, as well as more committedContinue reading “Robust Self-Care: How to Prevent Burnout, Perform at Your Best, Accelerate Your Career and SAVE TIME”
Calm Self-Critique: The Skill Set that Creates Peak Happiness AND Peak Performance
During the past 15 years, advances in neuroscience have allowed researchers to detail the impact that a range of behaviors has on our brain and nervous system. In particular scientists who focus on happiness and longevity (including Dr. Mark Hyman, “Young Forever”, Dr. Rick Hanson, “Hardwiring Happiness”) identify many simple activities that reduce our stress,Continue reading “Calm Self-Critique: The Skill Set that Creates Peak Happiness AND Peak Performance”
Clearing a Path to Health & Happiness 2.0: Nurturing vs Toxic to Yourself
In the previous article the focus was on how other people treat us. We saw that while we can’t control, we can influence their behavior towards us. In addition, if we leverage our abilities to choose our focus and self-talk, we can minimize the undesirable impact of toxic people. Now we are going to revisitContinue reading “Clearing a Path to Health & Happiness 2.0: Nurturing vs Toxic to Yourself”
Clearing a Path Towards Health and Happiness: Nurturing vs Toxic People
“You have already ‘paid’ for the lesson, you might as well take the learnings”– Tom Hopkins Ten years ago when I was in my late 60’s, I suffered way too long in a personal/professional relationship. Not only did I miss glaring signals, I ignored actual warnings. I expected too little and I tolerated too much.Continue reading “Clearing a Path Towards Health and Happiness: Nurturing vs Toxic People”
The Power of Self-Interest
This article may be useful to a wider audience but it is mainly intended for those of you who are idealistic, generous, and trusting. You can already guess, based on the title and first sentence, that my main focus here will be on the more cynical/realistic aspects of human nature. Before we go there IContinue reading “The Power of Self-Interest”
Marty Seldman 