Living on purpose is good for us
Back in 2007, Professors John Cacioppo and Steve Cole discovered that feeling lonely changes people’s genes: it reduces our ability to fight off viruses and increases our risk of inflammatory Continue Reading →
Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
These posts contain extracts from the chapter, real-world examples, and other related material.
Back in 2007, Professors John Cacioppo and Steve Cole discovered that feeling lonely changes people’s genes: it reduces our ability to fight off viruses and increases our risk of inflammatory Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. And just like the rest of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his Continue Reading →
In a time of change, when every short term issue can seem urgent and important, thinking about your long term purpose and values might seem like a distraction. But investing Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This time of massive change is bringing us many Continue Reading →
Achieving our goals in a churning world requires a different set of skills from achieving the same outcomes in a stable environment. What are those skills and how can we Continue Reading →
We’ve seen how knowing our life purpose helps us to succeed in a changing world. We also know that by choosing to live in line with our purpose we bring Continue Reading →
This short film from 2014 is still highly relevant today. It describes how Russia’s President Putin, among others, has used disinformation and fake news to undermine people’s perception and understanding Continue Reading →
Mark Twain famously said: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Harvard Business Review recently published an Continue Reading →
Sigmund Freud thought that the memories of bad things that happened in our lives could sometimes return to haunt us, messing up our lives. But for Carl Jung this explanation Continue Reading →
A time of change is bound to sometimes bring us unwanted emotions: such as anger, frustration, fear, and sadness. When this happens, our first response can often be to want these Continue Reading →