I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...

Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...

One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...

Business coaching is enhancing a client’s (person in a business) awareness and behavior in order to achieve business objectives for both...

Workplace Friendships: The Benefits When you work in close proximity to other people in an organization, it’s inevitable that friendships...

There are four types of people who destroy and neutralize a conversation dead in its track. These types can be distinct but often I find...

I was asked by a writer for my thoughts about physical workspaces (e.g., open office layout, green landscapes, expansive views, etc.) and...

“Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] “The notion that there are only a few great people who can lead others...

Athletics carrying a crew canoe over heads | Credit: Clerkenwell I was contacted by a freelance writer working on a blog post for the...

“Change can generate deep resistance in people and in organizations, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, to implement...

Deceiving Others By Using the Truth Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a...

Before delving into the barriers of an effective team, you must first understand the difference between a team and a group: “The...

A writer asked for my thoughts about why it is necessary to fight work stress and how to do it. Here’s my response: Why We Must Combat...

I was contacted by a freelance journalist with the BBC for my thoughts about what social media has taken away from working professionals....

In 2011, I wrote an article about the true cost of job stress. In that article, I cited Dr. Rebecca Goldin (a Professor at George Mason...

[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] I often find people confusing and commingling the terms “organization...

About 15 years ago, I was enrolled in a counseling psychology Master’s program. It was quite good and I learned a lot back then and...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] One consistent and recurring theme keeps appearing over and over again...

I’ve heard business professionals claim that listening to music while working made them more productive. While it’s true that music can...