Finding Change in 2014
It’s that time of year again: New Year’s Resolutions. Have you made a New Year’s resolution? In America, most of us have. But, to be honest, most of us start out the year resolutely, but in a short time, we fall back to our old, same behaviors. Realizing lasting change is difficult. How can we.. read more →
Why Are Employers So Obsessed with Finding Problem Solvers? EQ #11 Problem Solving
What are today’s employers looking for? According to the Job Outlook Survey conducted by the National Association of Employers (2013), the second most important quality, after leadership, is problem solving. Scientists note two different types of “distractions.” I’ll also note that these “distractions” could also be labeled, “problems.” They are sensory and emotional. Sensory problems.. read more →
What One Question Best Appraises Your Personal Well being?
If their child is not feeling well virtually every parent in America will ask, “Do you have a temperature?” We deem this the most important gauge of someone’s physical wellbeing. But, what question should I answer if I want to assess my OVERALL well being? What question should I ask myself to help me determine.. read more →
The $10,000 Dollar Cinnamon Rolls– EQ #8 Social Responsibility
My family recently attended the funeral of a close friend of ours, Joan Middleton. Joan was a truly selfless person, seeking to make the lives of others better, up until her own death. Even while she was battling cancer she would lament that she felt so powerless not being able to help care for others… read more →
Career Success is Very Seldom Based on Career Duress EQ#6 Self-Actualization
From youth I had a high amount of energy to do things that made me happy. Along with my friends we dreamed of being jet fighters. We couldn’t fly and we didn’t have equipment, so we improvised. We used bicycles for locomotion and put underwear over our heads for pilot masks (the leg holes of.. read more →
Lessons Learned While Pole Vaulting a Sewer– EQ #5 Self-Regard
Bob Seagren was an Olympic Gold Medalist in the Pole Vault. My brother and I were young boys, idolizing great athletes. After seeing Seagren pole vault so well, we decided we wanted to take a try at it ourselves. When you are a young boy and don’t have the fancy poles, track shoes, standards to.. read more →
Can a Country Create 1000 Steve Jobs?
One of my favorite venues to meet with emerging leaders and discuss engaging topics over the years has been coffee houses at Nanjing University. Nanjing University is a top university in China and the students are some of the brightest and most ambitious I have met. Apparently, after Steve Jobs died, the Chinese government decided.. read more →
What You Don’t Know About Yourself May Hurt You……
The Johari Window was developed by Joe Luft and Harry Ingram. This simple diagram is a great way to illustrate the knowledge we have of ourselves as well as other’s knowledge concerning us. We are all private about some things in our lives. We are also unaware of some values and beliefs that affect us. Sometimes.. read more →
The “BIG MO” (Motivation)
A recent N.Y Times article cited the work of Adam Grant, professor at the Wharton School. Grant has been influential in his work on motivation in the workplace. Google turns to Grant’s wisdom and research when encountering her own problems, according to Prasad Setty, head of Google’s “people analytics.” Grant’s research strongly suggests that the.. read more →
Women Matter
Fairly recently, McKinsey and Company published a report entitled: “Women Matter: An Asian Perspective.” I found the article enlightening. For example, in China, 74% of women between the ages of 15-64 actively are engaged in the labor market, either working or looking for work. This is one of the highest percentages in countries around the.. read more →