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Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done
Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jun 26, 2019


Fully Engaged – When Great Days at Work Feel Like MAGIC
According to DecisionWise (2018), “Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic, and committed to our...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 22, 2019


Why Organizations Need More Star Followers and Less Yes People
Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 1, 2018


GROW Coaching Model: The Fascinating Backstory
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...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 9, 2018


The G.R.O.W. Model In Business Coaching – Simple, Concise, and Powerful
Business coaching is enhancing a client’s (person in a business) awareness and behavior in order to achieve business objectives for both...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 20, 2018


Workplace Friendships: The Benefits and Challenges
Workplace Friendships: The Benefits When you work in close proximity to other people in an organization, it’s inevitable that friendships...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 7, 2018


Book Review: Awaken, Align, Accelerate by MDA Leadership
Awaken, Align, Accelerate (2011) is a leadership development and coaching guide from MDA Leadership Consulting. The book harnesses “the...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 1, 2017


The Many Benefits of Coaching Employees
“Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 13, 2017


Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 6th Edition
[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] “The notion that there are only a few great people who can lead others...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jul 2, 2017


How To Manage A Team That Keeps Growing
Athletics carrying a crew canoe over heads | Credit: Clerkenwell I was contacted by a freelance writer working on a blog post for the...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 7, 2017


Reasons Why People Resist or Support Organizational Change
“Change can generate deep resistance in people and in organizations, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, to implement...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 1, 2017


Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)
Much of the original research on Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) came from the field of sociology. Two sociologists from University...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 4, 2017


To Deceive Using Truthful Statements is Called Paltering
Deceiving Others By Using the Truth Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 18, 2016


Characteristics of a Team and Barriers to Effective Team Functioning
Before delving into the barriers of an effective team, you must first understand the difference between a team and a group: “The...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 3, 2016


Don’t Waste Time Trying To Discredit Others
Whether in my personal or professional life, when I observe myself and others around me, one of the biggest personal and professional...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 12, 2016


Why It’s Necessary To Fight Work Stress And How To Do It
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...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 30, 2016


Giving Feedback Is Easy, Much Harder to Accept, Learn From, and Apply It
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...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 13, 2016


Talking Too Much and Not Listening
In a previous life and time, I worked as a mental health counselor. I was trained in the art of listening and would periodically have my...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 10, 2015


The Pitfalls of Telecommuting
[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024] I was contacted by a TV Producer at BBC News regarding my thoughts about the pitfalls of working...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 22, 2015


Locus of Control and The Zorro Circle
In his book, The Happiness Advantage, author Shawn Achor talks about how by first limiting our focus on small, manageable goals, we can...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 23, 2014
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