Inclusion is the Road to Innovation
The Power of Unconscious Bias Any human thought or human creation is based on positive and negative biases. Even algorithms have been shown to have built-in bias because they were designed and coded by humans. The faster the world turns, the more likely we are to fill our minds with biases just to make sense…
Develop Your Google Mind
Activate Your Growth Mind-set When you encounter something new, your brain tries to fit it into the world you already know. By adding more connections and associations, you expand your understanding. This, in turn, emboldens your creativity. Active curiosity strengthens your brain’s wiring. The opposite is also true. If you do not stretch your brain,…
“AND” IS THE NEW “OR” – The Value of Paradoxical Thinking in Business
Both/And Thinking Many of us think we live in an “either/or” world. A world colored in black and white, win or lose, us versus them. Framed in simple dichotomies, this fixed mind-set narrows our vision, limits possibilities, and reduces the number of choices. It affects how we think, solve problems, and make decisions. A fixed…
Be Your Own Drone
Get Up On the Balcony The ability to rise above the din, to see the bigger picture, to hear the bigger story, is more important than ever in our disrupting, accelerating world. Being your own drone lets you see over the horizon. With this view, you have greater vision, deeper self-observation, and wider discovery. Like…
Leverage Your Personal Ecosystem
Brand “You” Think of yourself and your reputation as a brand, like Coca-Cola, Land’s End or Nike. Each has specific attributes and conjures up unique emotions when interacting with its customers and communities. The same is true for you. We are all entrepreneurs, and lead our “You” brands complete with personal values and career aspirations,…
Is Success Your Drug of Choice?
What does attachment to success look like? It’s the people who preach to everyone about all of their accomplishments, the neighbors who get sucked into “keeping up with the Joneses” and the person at work who can’t wait to tell her colleagues that she just got a bonus. Maybe it’s the father who brags about…
Travel Light – Leave Your Bags at Home
Are you stuck in the past or worried about the future? These are only two of the many attachments people carry with them when they are moving too fast without being conscious. It’s like dragging around a suitcase full of bricks. These negative attachments only keep you from reaching your potential – it’s just old…
Discomfort is the New Immunization
Don’t shy away from the heat of discomfort. Like physical pain, discomfort alerts you to things in your life that need to be changed, accepted, or avoided. Make friends with discomfort, it will help you be more agile and resilient in your work and home life. If a machine could inoculate you from discomfort, would…
Can You See the Alligator in the Tree?
In the new economy, survival instincts sometimes keep us stuck and slow us down. Our world is changing faster than our ability to adapt. Conscious people and conscious leaders use their executive brains to navigate the murky waters of uncertainty. For centuries, scientists believed that the ability to climb trees was a trait extinct in today’s…
Change is the Rule
Whether we realize it or not, change is the only reliable constant in modern life. Change is the rule and adaptation is the key to survival. The world is changing faster than our ability to adapt. Being conscious is how you thrive in a world of change. Healthy Companies CEO Bob Rosen describes the power of…
