Practical Wisdom
…and provocative TED talk titled “Our Loss of Wisdom”. In this talk psychologist Barry Schwartz invokes Aristotle’s definition of Practical Wisdom, the combination of moral will and moral skill, through…
…and provocative TED talk titled “Our Loss of Wisdom”. In this talk psychologist Barry Schwartz invokes Aristotle’s definition of Practical Wisdom, the combination of moral will and moral skill, through…
…them. 4 Strategies to Manage Biases As we’ve establish, biases cannot be erased – they are part of our cognitive function, and they won’t go away. As we have also…
MRG’s state-of-the-art new offices, circa 1986, featuring a PC of our very own! The world of 1983, when my partners and I founded MRG, was significantly different in so many…
…do to increase the chances of achieving their goals – sometimes significantly! It turns out that just setting the right kind of goals and receiving regular feedback increases the chances…
…the roles we all play as coaches, as consultants, as teachers, guides, and facilitators. As the fault lines in many organizations grow wider and individual resilience and motivation wobbles and…
…shared some of the most fascinating recent findings. There were some “wow” moments on the topic of self-confidence – especially when we revealed that our studies show that there’s no…
…stifling creativity. Setting stretch goals that take a bit of extra effort to ensure rules support achievement Increasing empathy to better understand the implications of the rules on others Type…
…is no one-size-fits-all version of “development” – it varies not only based on the individual’s and organization’s needs, but also varies throughout the leadership journey, with greater stretches required at…
…vary greatly, and each approach comes with unique benefits; and 2) There’s an impressive sense of urgency from all who do this type of work – a compulsion to continue…
…toward others. This study explores the behavioral differences between leaders who are empathetic and those who are compassionate (putting their empathy into action). It also makes clear how that compassion…