What’s the most significant change in behavior you’ve made as an adult? For some, it’s quitting smoking or drinking, or making healthy changes in eating and exercising. For others, it’s becoming a better listener, a more effective manager, or a nicer partner or spouse.
Most people would probably agree with the statement that their ‘I’ is the sum of their thoughts, beliefs, emotions and physical sensations. We believe that this ‘I’ is consistent in itself and stable over time and makes our personality. However, our inner experience, just as in the experience others have of us, confronts us with a great variance of feelings, thoughts and behaviours. We have so many different facets that the concept of a coherent ‘I’ is of little use in our lives. Instead, we could see ourselves as a person consisting of many different selves, parts, or voices, which interact to form what we call ‘I’. We hear our inner parts argue and debate and comment inside our head all day long:
for progressive outcomes in an agile world
AN INVITATION TO CONTINUOUS SELF-DISRUPTION
Effective coping with disruption in our exponentially changing times requires self-leadership agility and the ability to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Disruption can be like a wake-up call to full alertness and more awareness.
The attribute of humility is not often celebrated in performance reviews, nor is it a part of leadership development programs. Maybe it should be.
We live in an era of self-celebration, and bravado announces our confidence. At work, ambitious people enthusiastically self-promote in order to be singled out for promotion and stretch positions.
“Human communication has its own set of very unusual and counterintuitive rules.” — Malcolm Gladwell
What does it take to transmit bold new ideas to people who don’t want to hear them? How can the language you use facilitate enthusiastic, energetic implementation?
Authenticity has become the gold standard for leadership. But a simplistic understanding of what it means can hinder your growth and limit your impact. ~ Herminia Ibarra, The Authenticity Paradox, Harvard Business Review, January 2015
Christmas is around the corner. Thousands of colorful lights illuminate the long Bavarian winter nights. The year is coming to a close and we would like to thank you for your kind support, partnership and inspiration throughout 2017.
Nothing can be more debilitating in an organization than a leader with an ego. If you work for a leader driven by ego, your ability to cope can be pushed to the limit. In organizations, leaders with out-of-control egos are responsible for huge losses in productivity and profits.
Do you regularly express gratitude? It turns out that an “attitude of gratitude” is not only wise for building positive relationships, but good for your health.
Human interactions rule our lives. In a world where technological advances increasingly provide solutions and perform jobs, our social skills can increase or diminish our value.
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