It’s important to understand HOW we work, as human beings and as coaches....
The path to personal and professional fulfillment is rarely straight. Ask anyone who has achieved his or her biggest goals or whose relationships thrive and you’ll hear stories of many unexpected detours along the way. What separates those who master these challenges and those who get derailed? The answer is agility—emotional agility....
Susan David, PhD and IOC Co-founder and Director, presents on Emotional Agility at the 2016 Annual Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference.
Nancy Glynn discusses the shifting world of the leader and the essential skills to lead wisely and effectively in complexity. For more, read Nancy's blog post Leading Through Complexity.
We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled ways, and then only in certain environments and at certain times. This is especially true when at work, particularly when managing others....
We tested the effects of practicing compassionate reappraisal vs. emotional suppression as direct coping responses to victims’ ruminations about a past interpersonal offense....
Although previous research has shown that helping others leads to higher happiness than helping oneself, people frequently predict that self-serving behavior will make them happier than prosocial behavior....
With organizations experiencing unprecedented levels of complexity and opportunities for growth, agile, adaptive leaders are needed....
Today’s workplace is complex and rapidly changing. More than ever before, this kind of environment has created a need for resilient, agile and innovative leaders....
Video footage from Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer a well-known researcher and thought leader on mindfulness (4 minutes 21 seconds)
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