Best-selling author and thought leader Brené Brown has written a fascinating book, Atlas of the Heart. Based on extensive research, Atlas of the Heart's premise is that "our understanding of our own and others' emotions is shaped by how we perceive, categorize and describe emotional experiences - and these interpretations rely heavily on language...Learning to [...]
Jennifer Garvey Berger has written a thought-provoking book, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps – How to Thrive in Complexity. The book’s main premise is that the human brain was designed for a simpler time when the world wasn’t as complex as it is today. As a result, our brains today are filled with “mindtraps” that Berger defines [...]
Timothy Clark, CEO of LeaderFactor, has written an ingenious book, The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety. The book presents a framework that allows us to assess the degree of psychological safety in your organization. Clark calls his framework the "Four Stages of Psychological Safety". The four stages are: Inclusion Safety Learner Safety Contributor Safety Challenger Safety [...]
EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION Master Somatic Leadership Coach Amanda Blake and author of Your Body is Your Brain, has written an absolute must-read paper, The ABCs of Embodied Transformation. Blake hypothesizes that just about all of us get stuck with bad, stubborn habits that are difficult to change. So why is it that we tend to remain [...]
Brené Brown's book, "I Thought I Was Just Me - But It Isn't", is a definitive look at the debilitating emotion of shame. The book helps readers take the journey from "What will people think?" to "I am enough". Brown defines shame as "the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and [...]
For survival reasons, the human brain subconsciously embeds self-defeating, false messages (emanating primarily from our childhood and adolescent years) that work against our best interests. Unfortunately, for the majority of us, we aren't aware of the presence of these toxic stories that guide our daily attitude, behavior and actions. Most of us fear getting in [...]
Amy Edmonson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School, has written an important book - The Fearless Organization - Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth. The book makes a compelling case that it is the leader's first and primary duty to create a workplace culture where it is psychologically safe [...]
Myelin Leadership's RENEW process encourages people to get in touch with their unique stories as an essential means of taking control of their brains. However, it is most difficult for the majority of us to dig deep and remember and reveal stories from our childhood and adolescent years. This works against the true nature of [...]
The Leading Effectively staff at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has written an excellent article titled “The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace”. The authors write that empathy is a vital leadership competency. They define empathetic leadership as “the ability to understand the needs of others, and being aware of their feelings and thoughts”. [...]
Dr. Janet Reid and Vince Brown have written a masterful book, Intrinsic Inclusion - Rebooting Your Biased Brain. The book recognizes that billions of dollars have been spent on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) initiatives by organizations around the world, with limited results. The book uses insights from neuroscience and social psychology to help us understand that "the [...]
