My friend, Mike Anleitner, and I are working on a new book tentatively titled, Balanced Leadership in Technical Organizations. Today, I present to you an excerpt from the “Coaches Clipboard” section of the book. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on the material. Coaches Clipboard: No Matter What the Obstacles, Commit to Your Dream Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. David Lloyd George, British …
Last week I posted a piece with questions to ask ourselves about our friendships http://robpasick.com/some-questions-about-friendship/. The posting proved quite popular. It sparked the interest of Lisa Barry, local host of All Things Considered, 89.1 WEMU, who did an interview with me for her show on WEMU in Ypsilanti. The interview, “Social Media Creating ‘Faux Friendships’ and Lack of True Connections Could be Harming Your Health.” http://wemu.org/post/social-media-creating-faux-friendships-and-lack-true-connections-could-be-harming-your-health. It will air on Monday afternoon, July 10, at 4:35 pm and during Morning …
Friendships are vital to health and happiness. Having friends can help reduce stress and contribute to health and well being. Without close friends, we battle loneliness and feel disconnected from the past. We often pine for the sense of connectedness we had as kids. Given the excessive demands of work and family, we often have a challenging time cultivating friendships. Lots of things get in the way of maintaining friendships, especially the competitive nature of our society. But we …
Recently Tom Meloche launched his latest book, Ceremony—A Profound New Method to Achieve Successful and Sustainable Change at Leaders Connect in Ann Arbor, MI. Tom was a co-founder of a local business that many of you have probably heard of, Menlo Innovations. It is a company featured in the book, Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love, by Richard Sheridan. I asked Tom to share a few quick thoughts and tips from that book with you today. I …
As a father and as a psychologist who’s worked with fathers for over 40 years, here’s some advice for fathers: Give up the macho stuff Realize you’re best nurturing your kids, not competing with them Spend one-on-one time with each of your children Tell them your stories, not just the heroic ones, but the ones where you were vulnerable Don’t always try to win Don’t always try to be right Tell them you love them Enjoy them Learn from …
A few weeks ago at the Leaders Connect Breakfast, I was honored to have Jane Dutton and Monica Worline present on their new book, Awakening Compassion at Work. (The full video of this presentation is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/W8xtdrZhf2E.) On their website http://awakeningcompassionatwork.com/100-days-of-awakening-compassion/, the authors present a beautiful plan for implementing the practices for compassionate work at any organization. Here is an introduction to the book from Monica and Jane: In a world full of pain, …