SloanGroupInternationalOctober 2011 LeaderLensGreetings Dear Readers, I thought I’d pass it along for those who are interested in a short interview with me on the topic of resilience. Ashley is an amazin...
SloanGroupInternationalHappy Labor Day – Sort Of…While of course we’ve got an easy way to complain about this by blaming our politicians, it’s time to face up to what each of us do to make this problem wors...
SloanGroupInternationalScary Job Numbers Call for UNFEARFrom the Times article: “The problem is less that companies are laying people off than that they are not hiring. Consumers and employers alike seem almost fr...
SloanGroupInternationalScandalous!Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporate_scandals Please discuss.
SloanGroupInternationalUnemployment #s Call for UNFEAR Across the USAFrom CBS news on June 13, 2011: “About 6.2 million Americans, 45.1 percent of all unemployed workers in this country, have been jobless for more than six mo...
SloanGroupInternationalThe Blame Game: An Interview with Author Ben DattnerGreetings dear reader! Every so often over the next few months I’ll be interviewing authors of business books I recommend, all of whom are affiliated with Ka...
SloanGroupInternationalSo What about Your Reputation?As leaders one of our most important assets is our reputation. So why are we seeing so many respected leaders going down in flames because of personal transg...
SloanGroupInternationalProof that TRUST results in financial performanceMost of us know intuitively that trust, collaboration, and leadership make for more successful organizations. But what if we could prove it? The great news i...
SloanGroupInternationalPracticing MindfullnessObsessive thinking, when you feel your mind spinning and not stopping, is a huge challenge in our culture of “get it done right now!” I know that when I’m o...
SloanGroupInternationalSmart Ways to Prepare for CrisisWe gain when we are alert and prepared, and fear can be a way to remain vigilant. But we need not be overcome by fear of the future as long as we acknowledge...
SloanGroupInternationalStop Your Whining! Three Steps to Being Complaint FreeTRY THIS Preserving Your Optimism This exercise is from Martin Seligman’s wonderful work on “Learned Optimism.” Because it is such a wonderful and simple ex...
SloanGroupInternationalThe Rewards of Victimhood“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of their fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. ” —Thich Nhat Hanh In order...
SloanGroupInternationalHow do you use the four practices of UNFEAR?In the first blog of this series, Fear at Work: is your team in shock, I asked you to take a moment to identify your own ‘being state’ and to think about how...
SloanGroupInternationalShackleton and UNFEARLast week I introduced the concept of my book, UNFEAR, which will be released this autumn. UNFEAR : \ ən-fir\ confidence in one’s ability to overcome the odd...
SloanGroupInternationalFear at Work: is your team in shock?Are you leading a team in turmoil, or looking for a way to survive business and work challenges? You may be going through change—asking yourself questions ab...
SloanGroupInternationalUnfear: Facing Change in an Era of UncertaintyNever fear dear reader – the book I’ve been working on for a year (one of the many reasons I have JUST begun using this blog) is DONE! Unfear: Facing Change ...
