Archive for September, 2007

Changing Minds

Posted by Sharon 26 September 2007

Found a fascinating site tonight - www.changingminds.org - which humbly boasts “over 2,200 pages on all aspects of how we change what others think, believe, feel and do”. I’m looking forward to making sure I’m across the latest research, courtesy of David Straker and his family.
It sits right up there with the weirdly named www.businessballs.com […]

Influencing others - showing that progress is being made

Posted by Sharon 19 September 2007

I’ve just read an interesting research study based on Robert Cialdini’s Influence work. Check out his Inside Influence website for the full article.
Testing a car wash loyalty program, researchers gave some customers a loyalty card with 8 boxes to stamp before getting a free wash and gave others a loyalty card with 10 boxes to […]

Spring - Time for Human Flourishing

Posted by Sharon 15 September 2007

It’s that time of year again - my birthday - when I think about the year that’s been, celebrate my growth, successes and failures and evaluate the learning from the year. Then I set my intentions for the new year. It’s great because it coincides with spring time and find I gain lots of energy […]

Simply Irresistable

Posted by Sharon 10 September 2007

Watch out if you have curious employees and managers who become bored.
“When bored, highly curious individuals are oriented to finding novelty and are sensitive to environmental nuances that can increase arousal. Boredom foreshadows impulsive and delinquent behaviors …”
If we ask curious people to toe the “company line” and submit to following boring procedures, the temptation […]

Leadership Essentials

Posted by Sharon 4 September 2007

I thought this was a nice summary of the essentials of Leadership, from Building a Leadership Brand, by Dave Ulrich & Norm Smallwood. hbr.org | July–August 2007 | Harvard Business Review.
“As a prerequisite to building a leadership brand, firms must master what we call the Leadership Code.
Leaders must master Strategy; they need to have […]

From Doubt to Curiosity with a “Possibility Pill”

Posted by Sharon 4 September 2007

I have a client who came to me with a problem - she doubts everything, both her capability and the capabilities of her team. In certain arenas the doubt has served her and the team, but in general, it creates a drag on their collective performance.
We agreed that to shift from doubt to optimism was […]