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Reason #9. Rock climbing. I love to lead climb. In my 20s I spent several months rock climbing the best cliffs in the United States. For 3 months I lived in a car with several friends, and we travelled to Boulder, CO and Devils Tower, WY. We ate granola. And...
Reason #11. Graduate School. When doing my graduate research at Dartmouth College I was obsessed with risk-taking behavior. Key questions included: Why do we intentionally embrace a known risk? What causes us to embrace more risk in academics or business or...
Let's reduce some mystery in the consulting industry. Annual revenue from management consulting in the U.S. was over $58B in 2016. Question: How much should you invest in your team or group? Answer: Enough to guarantee that your outcomes are...
Happiness is elastic. Like a giant rubber band. Thankfully, we can stretch and create more happiness when we are intentional. We experience happiness at different times, and some people are more happy than others. We know the reward mechanisms of the brain are...
Happiness is elastic. Thankfully. We can stretch and become more happy. We experience happiness at different times, and some people are more happy than others. We know the reward mechanisms of the brain are reinforced when we do certain activities. And when we...
Happiness is elastic. Like a giant rubber band. We experience happiness at different times, and some people are more happy than others. We know the reward mechanisms of the brain are reinforced when we do certain activities. And when we reinforce those behaviors, we...
Happiness is elastic. Surely you know someone who always "seems happy." How did they learn to be that way? We know the reward mechanisms of the brain are reinforced when we do certain activities. And when we reinforce those behaviors, we can be happier. Some...
There is much being written and talked about in the subject of happiness. Martin Seligman wrote Positive Psychology and spurred a movement. There is a clever movie on Netflix called "Happy" that is shared within families, church and school communities. The "pursuit...
The subtitle is "How leaders find the right solutions by knowing what to ask." (2005) What would that success look like? How can we create answers? Open-ended questions like these are always useful when seeking solutions. As learning organizations drive toward...
Book Review of Drive; The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2009) Daniel Pink (Daniel Pink has gained momentum from his earlier bestsellers, Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind. He is still on that thread of applying scientific knowledge/research to...
We asked both the Charlotte Chamber and the Charlotte Regional Partners to promote or contribute to the 2012 Energy Leadership Project. Not yet. Perhaps one day they will do so. We believe that there cannot be enough conversations about what successful energy leaders...
Yesterday I had this scenario. A second meeting with a prospective client named "Mike." Perhaps you have had a similar scenario... Our first meeting was in his office, after a referral from a current client. I met his staff. I learned their needs. I clearly...