Behavioral Science for Emotional Intelligence, Part 3 of 4 Pre-reads About the Series 16 Behavioral Science Concepts Most Leaders Were … Read More

(Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tg7YJ3H9vcw) This is Session 2 of a 4 session journey exploring 16 behavioral science concepts that take … Read More

Goal intentions describe what you hope to achieve. But they leave the moment of action undecided, and that is is … Read More

We get used to the multiple data entries, the copy this from email and paste into the spreadsheet tool-hopping routines, … Read More

Defaults are everywhere Once you start looking, you notice defaults everywhere. At work, recurring meetings continue unless someone cancels them, … Read More

Loss aversion: The psychological pain of losing is twice as powerful as the pleasure of gaining the exact same amount. … Read More

(Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TCvI0szvJaQ) This is Session 1 of a 4 session journey exploring 16 behavioral science concepts that take … Read More

Emotional contagion is the phenomenon in which we unconsciously mirror the emotions of those around us and begin to feel … Read More

Once the desired end state is sufficiently clear, you begin working backwards. What decisions, capabilities, behaviors, or conditions would need … Read More

This matters far beyond personal situations like late-night snacking or impulse shopping. The same gap shows up at work and … Read More

There are two parts to being a good active listener: doing active listening well, and being an active listener consistently, … Read More

Integral emotions serve a functional, strategic purpose. Combined with the affect heuristic, which reminds you of your urge to make … Read More

Chunking is a critical cognitive meta-skill. 🧊 It helps you organize information, enhances memory, and makes it easier to communicate … Read More

You can’t just flip a switch for delegation and empowerment. It’s more like turning a dial — a spectrum you … Read More

Innovation as a Holistic, System-Wide Journey Over the years, I’ve partnered with large organizations grappling with the complexities of innovation. … Read More

(Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/55eGLyl2fSQ) Synopsis In my ongoing conversations with client organizations undergoing agile transformation, I’m observing a subtle yet … Read More

We fool ourselves in planning. Stop that. Plan smarter. We spend a lot of energy on planning. But, as the … Read More

How do we speak with people who avoid conversations? This is a universal challenge for leaders, alongside leading through resistance … Read More

Mental Model Dōjō pre-session video Transcript First, let’s take a step back and look at “command & control”. In modern … Read More

Synopsis: Thanks to the popular “VUCA” acronym, the ability to manage enterprises and lead teams in volatile, uncertain, complex and … Read More

One of the objectives of the Mental Model Dōjō community sessions is to create space for people to discuss hard-to-put-a-finger-on … Read More

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INSEAD is big on “Fair Process”, a leadership mental model formulated by the creators of Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan … Read More

Caught in an argument, tough negotiation or even a full-blown office battle? Try this simple two step conflict resolution approach. … Read More

At Agile Organization Development we regularly design and deliver High Performance Leadership Development Programmes for MNCs. The set up by … Read More

“It’s not that they don’t get it. It’s that they’re resisting.” “I don’t get it. This plan makes so much … Read More

As boss, how do we ask our team members “can you see to it?” without sounding hard-pressing and controlling? Getting … Read More

Addressing the “Always On” Fatigue of Remote and Hybrid Working with Asynchronous Communication “I miss working in the office, at … Read More

David Marquet’s “Blue & Red Work” Red Work: Doing Time We continue to be haunted by the ghosts of Taylorism … Read More

The situation is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, overwhelming (VUCA”O”). We have an immediate, mission critical challenge to tackle. We need … Read More

Watch on YouTube References Transcript How do we lead with inspiration and purpose? It’s a good question and every leader’s … Read More

Dear Eli, Frankie and team, thanks for the follow-up questions to our group coaching session on “Aristotle’s Influence Model”. What … Read More

Directional Talk, or Dialogue? Previously I shared CALM for receiving critical feedback. You can also have a Curious Active Listening … Read More

Receiving critical feedback is dreadful. Our defensive routines get triggered and however we might understand that the feedback giver is … Read More

When we think of feedbacking, we tend to just do “corrective feedbacking”; i.e. feedbacking on things to improve. Don’t do … Read More

“I don’t delegate, I empower.” The mantra of the modern enabling manager. I don’t disagree. Though caveat emptor. The delegation, … Read More

Again, it’s all in the balance. If it’s just all vision and empowerment, the team won’t move. Even as an … Read More

It’s mastery, so don’t expect it to be easy. As both a serial entrepreneur and agile coach to teams of … Read More

What do you do? The dreaded elevator pitch question. I fumble on it every time. Some days I will say … Read More

There’s one HBR article that I share but never hear back about. It’s Chris Argyris’ “Teaching Smart People How to … Read More

My executive coaching client was being completely overwhelmed. After a download of a long list of things on his plate, … Read More

“Shared understanding” is an everyday word in my team coaching. It’s so easy to get into positional talk and convincing … Read More

“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will … Read More

The importance is to experiment and iterate. What approach you take is of secondary importance. Chose whatever approach that best … Read More

I’m glad we all agree. (Really?)