10 Steps to Better Creativity at Work

Oct 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

1. Go outside more often (Movement, fresh air and sunlight improves our ability to think deeper) 2. Move often (Motion changes emotion and will inspire better thinking) 3.Draw Pictures (Drawing will tap into the right side of your brain- Use colors too) 4. Talk out...

Building a Healthy Organizational Culture in the Age of AI

Oct 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

Organizational culture is often described as “the way we do things around here.” While simple, that phrase captures an important truth. Culture is reflected in everyday behaviors, conversations, decisions, and relationships. It shapes how people...

Performance Appraisal and the Negative Impact to Behavior

Aug 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

Do you remember your last review? Chances are if you did, it was not a good memory. The whole event probably left you with anxiety and helplessness. If you received a positive review, maybe a raise that felt good, but at the same time you probably wondered, “What...

The Opposite of Leadership (The Best Path to Crisis)

Jul 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

We don’t have to look far A quick glance at developments around the world and we can see a wonderful opportunity for learning about how not to lead. I am sure today’s current examples are clear so I instead decided to focus on the steps how to avoid poor leadership....

What is a Manager?

Jul 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

There are many perspectives The organizational stakeholders expect their managers to comply and reach expected goals. In public companies, shareholders expect managers to be frugal and exceed all financial goals. Individual workers (people) have different expectations...

What Stage of Life Are You at With Your Work?

Jul 11, 2014 | Joyful Work

Take a piece of paper and answer these questions for yourself to assess which stage you might be at in your life as a step towards more joy in your own work! Stage 1: The experience of “Treadmill” of Life and Work Can you think of a time when you felt like you were on...

The Managers Toolkit – The Path to Enabling Joy at Work

Jun 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

What is joy? It’s activities which make you feel good, happy, cheerful ,positive and content. Only you are the judge of joy and what the experience is like, especially when it comes to work. Why is joy important at work? We spend the majority of the time in our...

The Experience of the ‘Treadmill’ of Life and Work!?

May 11, 2014 | Joyful Work

How about you?  Can you describe when you have felt stuck in your work?  How did you know this?  What signals did you notice?  What did you do about this? My advice? Start to pay attention to when you feel stuck at work. Stop and reflect. What are the reasons? What...

The 5 Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Work After 40?

May 11, 2014 | Joyful Work

At any age but especially after forty these are the five most important questions to ask yourself about your work to enable an authentic life. 1. Does my work make sense to me (Not because you are paid or have a big office or impressive title) 2. Is my work...

The Coach in Action – The Path to Humanistic Management

Apr 12, 2014 | Humanistic Leadership

What is coaching? Coaching is behavior intended to enable another person to develop, improve or correct something which is not working. Coaching also can enable someone to be more creative, get unstuck or resolve a current or ongoing challenge. Coaching can enable...