Proactive Living – Turning Reactiveness into Proactiveness
Do you ever sit down on your couch at the end of the day and wonder where did the time go? You had so many things on your to-do list that you wanted to get to but just couldn’t because…
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The Perfect Read for When It’s Time to Take a Pause…
In recent weeks amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as jobs, schools, restaurants, hospitals and life as we know it is changing in ways we never imagined, that feeling of loneliness and confusion can be overwhelming. Adding in other household stressors and…
Seeing Things Through A Different Lens
Einstein demonstrated to us in the early twentieth century that if we look at anything through a different lens, what we perceive will be different. In his example, he used a moving train through the perspective of two different people.…
The Side Effects of Perception Bias
Bias is our tendency, inclination, or prejudice toward or against something or someone. Everyone (in one way or another) is biased. You may be thinking to yourself “there is no way I am biased.” Sorry to break the news, but…
How Our Unique Perspectives Make a Team Stronger
We all go through a different path in life. Our personalities, education, upbringings and experiences make us who we are and influence the way we perceive reality. The path we take gives each of us a unique perspective on life…
Teaming Up: Group Dynamics & Managing Conflict
To accomplish great things, we need to work together. Teamwork is essential not only in the workplace, but in other areas of life as well. As we continue to explore teams and groups in this month’s series, let’s look at…
Teaming Up & Taking Teamwork to the Next Level: Group Development
Teamwork makes the dream work, so they say, but how exactly do you build or participate in teams that are highly functional and successful? We’ve all experienced that failed group project or unproductive committee where things just…fizzled out, or a…
Self-Awareness
The concept of ‘self-awareness’ is fairly recent in the study of human behaviour and psychology. It wasn’t until 1972 when Duval and Wicklund wrote “A Theory of Objective Self-Awareness” that it got on our collective radar. Since that time, it’s…