Your “to-don’t” list

Your “to-don’t” list

We’ve often given advice not only to focus on what you will do to meet your goals, but also decide what NOT to do. This advice becomes concrete and easy to do using the methods described in Harvard Business Review’s article “Want to Be More...
Four fab tips for confident communication

Four fab tips for confident communication

We’d like to welcome guest blogger Kiana Thomas, currently Humanergy’s intern and a student at Albion College. Communication is a part of our everyday lives, whether it be via email, text, a post on social media or (sometimes as a last resort) in-person...
And what else?

And what else?

If you supervise other people, you’ve probably also been a coach. Yes, you need to hold folks accountable. And you need to have separate conversations that are about growth and learning asĀ a partner in theirĀ development. I heartily recommend the book, The...
Are you a student?

Are you a student?

Humanergists recently did a “live 360” at a team meeting. Basically, we met for 2-minute one-on-one sessions to give each other feedback about our strengths and opportunities. For teams with high trust and good relationships, this process works well when...
How to kill wisdom

How to kill wisdom

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...