You Will Because You Can
This story is about a former classmate and the life-changing gift and words of encouragement she shared with me that forever changed my...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jun 2
Being Negative and Complaining
"Two men look out the same prison bars: One sees mud and the other stars." -Frederick Langbridge It's very easy and so tempting to be...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Apr 6
Light A Fire Within Instead of Under Someone
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the saying, "light a fire under someone" in this manner: to make someone act quickly or forcefully,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Feb 5
Personal Integrity Is Being Congruent; Not Hedging, Not Sidestepping, Not Misleading
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth." -Aesop In a 2015 Hallmark Christmas holiday movie called, "I'm Not Ready...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jan 3
A Top Regret of the Dying - Wishing They Hadn't Worked So Hard
Bronnie Ware is an Australian woman who spent many years working in palliative care. Her patients were those who had returned home to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Nov 9, 2023
The Value of Feedback
According to the book The Leadership Challenge, one of the things leaders can start doing to become better leaders is to ask people to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Oct 16, 2023
Book Review - Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
RIGHT KIND OF WRONG - PART ONE In Part One of her book (Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well), Dr. Edmondson introduces a...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Aug 7, 2023
Lack of Composure
Many years ago I had a chance to meet and interact with a middle manager who, while appearing on the outside to be very self-assured, was...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jul 4, 2023
Don't Be Petty and Don't Delight in Other's Misery
Petty is an interesting word. The Collins Online Dictionary defines it as: mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things a petty person...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jun 4, 2023
What it Means for a Leader to Take on "Extreme Ownership"
Photo: Jocko Willink (left) and Leif Babin (right) I've written before about "extreme ownership" and how passing the buck (i.e., blaming...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- May 2, 2023
Good to Great to Gone
I was once part of a leadership development initiative (in 2019) that required partnering and collaborating with a third-party vendor,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Nov 18, 2022
Book Summary & Review: How to Be an Inclusive Leader (2nd ed.) by Jennifer Brown
SUMMARY Based on her many years of watching all types of individuals react to the issues surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Sep 3, 2022
Don't Follow Other People's Recipes for Your Life
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day (observed on the first Monday in September) is an annual celebration of the social...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Aug 8, 2022
Defining Moments - Short, Memorable, and Meaningful Experiences
“Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories.” -Chip Heath & Dan Heath In The Power...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jul 1, 2022
Values-Based Leadership
Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says a values-based leader aims to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Mar 24, 2022
Employee Mental Health and the Return to In-Person Workplaces
I was contacted by a communications specialist for my thoughts regarding people who might be experiencing anxiety about having to go back...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Feb 8, 2022
Exploring Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and The MBSR Online Course
To ensure that I don’t overwhelm the reader, I have divided the article into SECTIONS: In SECTION 1, I’ll talk about the concept, origin,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Nov 1, 2021
There’s No Shortcut to Success
There’s no such thing as overnight success. You have to put in the effort and hard work, and it doesn’t hurt to have some luck and good...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Oct 11, 2021
How to be a Good Internal Consultant
As an internal consultant and a member of an internal consulting team (although “internal consultant” or “internal consulting” is not in...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Sep 13, 2021
Small Acts of Kindness Can Matter So Much
Kindness From a Stranger This is the first time I’ve shared this story. It’s not earth-shattering, traumatic, or dramatic, just a small...
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