A Social Transition Last week, I wrote a blog post emphasizing the distinction between the social internet and social media. The former describes the internet's

I came across recently Morten Hansen in Coaching for Leaders […]

Step into your “yikes zone,” then break anxiety-producing and overwhelming tasks into small, doable pieces.

A study of 214 companies concludes the Peter Principle is real.

As early as your mid-40s, especially if you're sedentary, your heart muscle can show signs of aging, losing its youthful elasticity and power. But moderately strenuous exercise can change that.

Most people with a public persona tell you that the downsides outweigh the upsides.

The pressure of an intense physical race combined with methodical target shooting gives biathletes a unique perspective on coping with stress.

To deliver a solid speech, you better entertain, educate and empower your audience, Neil Pasricha writes.

Invest in your people. It's a long-term investment so imagine you work with them your entire life. Now what will you do? To read a transcript of this Leaders...

We often hear about the glass ceiling that stops women […]

Quiet Revolution is excited to spread the word about Morten Hansen’s new book, Great at Work. The author wrote the following blog post for the Quiet Revolution...

Highly extroverted workers are 25% more likely to land a top job, but introverts can make better leaders, research suggests

Over the years, I’ve observed just about every type of leadership development program on the planet. And the sad thing is, most of them don’t even come close to accomplishing what they were designed to do – build better leaders. In today’s column I’ll share the #1 reason leadership development [...]

The burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them.

Here’s what we know – everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes a failure is our own fault. Sometimes it’s because we were counting on something or someone else. It could be in our control, or not. But one thing is for sure: we all make mistakes. Given that reality, here’s the bigger question: how do you handle … Everyone makes mistakes… CONTINUE READING

Stuff to actually say out loud.

Peter Block

Half a century ago, Holocaust perpetrator Adolph Eichmann was on trial. The prosecutor called him “a new kind of killer, the kind that exercises his bloody craft behind a desk.

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.