by Christi Barrett | Learning, Performance
Balls get dropped. Mistakes are made. These things happen, and we find ourselves putting out fires and moving on…sometimes to the next fire. The funny thing about problems is that we all know it’s what we do about them that really matters. Yet we rarely...
by Christi Barrett | Teamwork
It’s all too easy for teams to settle for good performance. Over time, leaders and team members begin to adjust their expectations, aligning with what’s being achieved now. But how do you move a team of people from good to great performance? How do you...
by Christi Barrett | Decision-making
Being decisive is an important leadership skill. It’s also good leadership to make that big decision tomorrow, rather than right now. Not only will you avoid impulsive decisions, you’ll also get input from your unconscious mind. Martha Lagace interviewed...
by Christi Barrett | Creativity
You have a problem to solve or a new idea to cook up. What do you do? Pile lots of people in a room and brainstorm, right? Wrong. It turns out that free association in a group uncovers predictable options, not innovative, creative ones. In the presence of others, we...
by Christi Barrett | Emotional Intelligence, Performance, Wellness
I used to be a prolific worrier. Until my mid-thirties, my worries ranged from anxiety about my unreliable car to whether the world was going to implode. As with many people, middle-of-the-night worrying interrupted my sleep, when a cornucopia of real or perceived...
