Peaceful Direction Resource Library

We don't consider this enough as a first-time manager. Here are 6 critical questions to reflect on when considering if you should become a manager or not.

A little reframing of how we think about saying sorry is all it takes.

The Better Life Lab podcast explores how to fight the onslaught of seemingly never-ending messages.

“Time management” is not a solution — it’s actually part of the problem.

To fix the problem, you need to understand what’s causing it.

The real gender issue isn’t a lack of qualified women, but a surplus of unqualified men.

What makes a great manager isn't the problems they solve, but the questions they ask. Start with these 16 questions here.

Dear Friends, If you’re an introvert, have you ever noticed that you tend to be good at asking questions? Do you ever feel that this...

For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity—promising transcendence and community, but failing to deliver.

I couldn’t read a book, watch a full-length movie or sustain a long conversation. Late last year, I decided enough was enough.

Being overwhelmed is no excuse. It’s hard to be good at your job if you’re bad at responding to people.

Shift your state of mind and improve your work.

Ways to move from frustrated to energized.

We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.

Answering three questions will help you find out.

Read Good Poetry is a blog dedicated to reading poetry. We hopefully read and discuss a poem each day

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

If you can keep your head when all about you

Start aligning your decisions with your purpose by discovering which of the primary human values drives you the most.

Organizations are often run according to "the superchicken model," where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn't what drives the most high-achieving teams. Business leader Margaret Heffernan observes that it is social cohesion — built every coffee break, every time one team member asks another for help — that leads over time to great results. It's a radical rethink of what drives us to do our best work, and what it means to be a leader. Because as Heffernan points out: "Companies don't have ideas. Only people do."

The Quick Coherence® Technique for Adults Easily create a state of coherence in about 60 seconds by releasing stress and stopping draining emotions such as frustration, irritation, anxiety and anger. When you are in a coherent state, your thoughts and emotions are balanced and you experience ease and inner harmony.

Start tracking your time to figure out how much you’re actually working.

In more than a decade of arguing cases in court, I’ve witnessed the stubborn cultural biases female attorneys must navigate to simply do their jobs.

The glorification of leadership skills, especially in college admissions, has emptied leadership of its meaning.

Comments & analysis: The time will come / when, with elation

Companies recruit overachievers, then exploit their insecurity.

Warning signs that executives should watch for.