by David Wheatley | Work/Life Balance
I’m preparing for a grand adventure. Two months of early summer will be spent sailing from the Virgin Islands to Wales. My fearless wife Launda will join me with two friends from England aboard the Ruby May. We will begin with two weeks of training, then take to...
by Christi Barrett | Choice
Humanergy’s Lance Satterthwaite recently facilitated a training with supervisors on emotional intelligence and MBTI. This session, summed up in a sentence: “We all have different innate personalities and tendencies, and we need to figure out how best to...
by Christi Barrett | Growth, Leadership
Barry Schwartz studies wisdom and gave a brilliant Ted lecture on the topic that you won’t want to miss. In case you don’t have 20 minutes to watch the whole lecture now, here are the highlights. Leaders want to encourage certain behaviors in their...
by Christi Barrett | Interdependence, Leadership, Supervision
When it comes to making your customers happy, a recent blog post from our friends at Brains on Fire said it best. “Happy employees lead to happy customers. And that “shared happy” leads to positive word of mouth.” So, how do you increase the happiness of...
by Christi Barrett | Change, Judgment
People differ greatly in their tolerance for ambiguity, though it is uncommon for leaders to admit that they don’t like situations that are unclear. As leaders, they feel that they must be seen to roll with the punches, help people find clarity in uncertain...