From Caring Comes Courage. – Lao Tzu Ancient Chinese Philosopher Preparing a presentation for a group of doctors, I was paralyzed by a terrible feeling of inadequacy. “Who am I to instruct physicians?” Reflecting on my reaction, I realized I’d fallen into the trap of the doctor-patient paradigm. Doctors are the experts, the keepers of [...]
What do the following have in common: Banks, The Tooth Fairy, Wall Street and Leadership? Their existence is based on trust and belief; when trust and belief are shattered their magic vanishes. The recent collapse of the stock and credit markets isn’t that different from discovering that the tooth fairy was Mom and Dad. When [...]
“Which is more of threat to your health: Al Qaeda or the Department of Homeland Security?” was the provocative lead in question to a recent article entitled Living in Fear and Paying a High Cost in Heart Risk. The article states that the answer is not as clear cut as you might think. A study [...]
The feature article in the Magazine section of the New Times, January 13, 2008 is entitled “The Moral Instinct” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin and it is an essential read for everyone but in particular for practitioners of EQ and leaders. It highlights many fascinating ideas, concepts, and research; here are few of the headings: Universal Morality Reasoning and [...]
“Some days all I want to be is a missing person.” – shouted the bumper sticker on the car in front to me. Have I ever felt like the slogan on the bumper sticker; you bet I have. Some days the feelings of being overwhelmed from the stuff life throws at you just makes me [...]
Have you ever been accused of not listening or not being attentive? It sounds something like this, “I never feel like you’re paying attention to me,” or maybe, “I thought we discussed this yesterday…” When these accusations have come my way, it stressed the relationship and distressed me. Reflecting on these confrontations I wonder, “Why [...]