Calendars, Hope, and Smiles

January 8, 2012

A new calendar on a desk or on a wall is a possibility for change.  Each January  brings new calendars with spaces for new appointments and ideas.
Calendars are a miracle in bringing people together.  They unite us and organize us as a collective on a planet.  By the calendar, we, on a round globe, are all [...]

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6 Steps to Stress Management or Managing Employee Stress and Tasks Together(by M Rabie M Akela from Business Review discussion on LinkedIn)

May 18, 2011

I discovered this list of suggestions by M Rabie M Akela on the May 18, 2011 LinkedIn Harvard Business Review discussion group. This is one of hundreds written in response to the question: How do you handle stress?
What was unique about this article was that the author was thinking of others and how to help [...]

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Dealing with Lack of Response to Your Online Application or Resume

April 18, 2011

When we don’t get social feedback, it upsets neural responses, so we have to learn to override that stress, by increasing our understanding. When we are informed, our customary emotional responses need to be readjusted — but only slightly. It may help to know that you are not alone. Very few people understand that we [...]

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Keeping Vision Fresh as the Resumes Go Out

April 18, 2011

The virtual world sets up new anxieties: the faceless void.
Many people are sending out resumes to online sites, and often hear nothing back. HR resources are cut in many companies, which creates a void in responsiveness. Many companies say not to phone or call.
All of this leaves the individual at a loss and not knowing [...]

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Four Steps to Leadership Development: Self to Metacognitive Awareness

February 7, 2011

Here are four simple steps to leadership development that you can use to guide you to your ideal executive coach.

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Interview with Renita Wellman by Mark Solomon

January 14, 2011

Mark: Can you describe what makes you unique and distinct from other consultants or executive coaches.
RCW: Well, first of all, I believe in the regenerative and developing brain.  Eric Kandel, a Nobel Prize winner for his work in neuroscience on memory, observed that the neurons seek something familiar and grow new synapses to connect.  I [...]

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Salon with James Fowler: Exponential effect of contributing to public good

September 17, 2010

Hello All,
It was a 4-hour drive from Ojai down the 101 then 405 to San Diego where 10 of us met at the UCSD Faculty Club.  But how exciting!
On Wednesday, Sept 15, 2010, Tom Munnecke hosted a 2-hour forum with James Fowler, (see  http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu/cooperative_behavior_cascades.pdf :
“The results suggest that each additional contribution a subject makes to the [...]

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What to Look for in a Virtual Team Coach

June 23, 2010

Executive coaching typically focuses on individual development, not on group processes. There are very few coaches who can separate and then integrate the two—monitoring group processes as well as acknowledging individual talent.
Look for someone who is familiar with coaching communications, processes, and noticing and integrating talent.

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Transcription of the 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address – May 21, 2005 by David Foster Wallace

June 12, 2010

Transcription of the 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address – May 21, 2005
David Foster Wallace
Greetings ["parents"?] and congratulations to Kenyon’s graduating class of 2005. There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” [...]

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We are Social Beings Creating Stories

May 31, 2010

We are social beings. We are social beings who learn about who we are through making sense of interactions. We create stories and narratives to make order of these events.
That means we learn through our experiences with others and deepen these by integration and self-reflection. The more deeply we live, the more complex our branch [...]

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