Wired for Success

Self-affirmations were first popularized by French psychologist Emile Coué back in the 1920s and are still a staple of self help gurus and psychologists and personal coaches. But do they work? Read More

Coaches, working with leaders, can be a great catalyst for increasing their self-awareness, self-management and help bring a leadership style of calmness to the workplace. Read More

Is today's youth, or Gen Y or millennials as they are sometimes referred to, becoming the new "Lost Generation," with high hopes and little prospects? Read More

We’ve often heard the expression “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” An extension of this idea is that failure and obstacles are good things. Yet this thinking for the general populace doesn’t seem to apply to leaders. Read More

Is there also a correlation between meditation and political and social perspectives? Recent research seems to indicate so. Read More

The extended recent recession and slow economic recovery has raised serious questions about the viability of our western style of free market capitalism. Read More

It may be an ideal time to re-examine the purpose and structure of management for organizations, one that better suits the times and needs of modern organizations and their customers and employees. Read More

The most recent shooting tragedy, in which 20 young children were murdered at a school in Connecticut, has refocused the debate over gun control and violence in the U.S. Read More

Executives in both the private and public sectors have relied on performance metrics for strategic planning, and decision-making to drive bottom line results. Yet recent research reveals that leaders are making some fundamental mistakes, and are subject to myths regarding performance management. Read More

In my 2009 Psychology Today article, “Millennials Poised To Take Over The Workplace,” I optimistically declared that millennials or Gen Y’ers were poised to replace most Baby Boomers in the workplace. That prediction has not come to pass, partly because of the negative impact of the recent recession, and the fact that many Baby Boomers are not retiring. Read More

Organization leaders can abandon a system that doesn't recognize the latest in neuroscience research and take advantage of new social media technology. Read More

Self-help books through the ages, from Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking all the way to the latest, The Secret, have encouraged people with low self-esteem to make positive self-statements or affirmations.Research suggests it may do more harm than good to many people. Read More

During the past decade, I've talked to scores of executives and managers about their careers. A recurring theme has been how to find the keys to a successful career amid corporate politics' pitfalls and promises. Here are some insights to help. Read More

Has our hi-tech, media-socialized world lost something critical to our species—non-sexual human physical touch? Read More