How do you know you're on the right path... in life, at work, in your relationships? According to Caroline Myss, the answer is simple: you don't have to betray yourself. It takes mindfulness or conscious self-awareness to feel the discomfort of self-betrayal. In my work I notice too many people just numbing these uncomfortable feelings … Continue reading How to Know When You’ve Found Your Path in Life
Month: Aug 2017
The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life
I've just read Susan Pinker's fantastic book, The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters. It'll make you rethink the way you live your life & approach your health. According to Julianne Holt-Lunstad's 2010 research, the thing that's most likely to reduce your risk of dying is social integration (on multiple levels, both strong & weak … Continue reading The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life
When Male Unemployment Rates Rise, So Do Sexual Harassment Claims
These findings help show that sex discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace is a way to assert power and control. Traditionally, being the breadwinner is an important part of men’s — especially married men’s — gender identity, and when that role comes under threat, men assert their masculinity in other ways. Money is power, … Continue reading When Male Unemployment Rates Rise, So Do Sexual Harassment Claims
Calling all L&D Professionals: Participants Need You to Harness Positive Emotions
The PERMA pillars offer potentially powerful tools to L&D professionals if they can be successfully integrated into L&D initiatives within the workplace: Positive emotions Engagement Relationship Meaning Accomplishment If you want more, please read the article by clicking on the link below: https://creativityasia.com/improve-training-with-positive-psych/
Can Feedback Make Some Things Worse?
Here's an interesting article for coaches and managers responsible for holding people to a certain set of behavioural standards / values. Feedback might make things worse, especially in cases where people are 'acting out'. Mindful awareness is better. If you want more, please read the article by clicking on the link below: https://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/diffusing-unconscious-misbehaviour-in-the-workplace-6881
The Dark Side of Resilience
We all know that too much of a good thing is bad for you. But is it true for resilience. Well, the answer is yes. It seems that any strength overplayed eventually becomes a derailer. What are your overplayed strengths and how have they started to work against you? If you want more, please read … Continue reading The Dark Side of Resilience
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