Wendy recently asked LinkedIn’s Fortune100 Coaches Network (F1CN) Group: Challenging thinking about authenticity. What’s your view? Here’s how I answered: My view: The buzz of ‘authenticity’ is well-meaning — too many decent people simply aren’t mustering (or demonstrating) the courageousness needed, on a regular enough basis, to be (or seen as) truly authentic leaders. So if […]
What do you do to look smart? Does it help? Does it hurt? Do you even know?! Here, from page D1 of the 1/14/2015 edition of the WSJ, is what the research says: Behaviors People Use To TRY To Look Smart Putting on a serious facial expression Holding hands and arms still Using big words and complex
When things go particularly well, there’s an cycle of activity that tends to occur…and recur… Yes, Action leads to Learning, Learning leads to Confidence, Confidence leads to Optimism, Optimism leads to Readiness, and Readiness leads to more Action. It’s a beautiful thing! Similarly, when things go particularly poorly, a cycle of inactivity tends to occur…and recur…
Well, it’s finally happened. Snow in Chicagoland. Well, not exactly snow. More like slushy frozen rain. But hey, it’s a start. Which begs the question: What have you been not quite starting?
