Lead Positive in the News!
Since we launched Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do in March, I have been working hard to get the message out. In the past month, I have been fortunate enough to have been featured in a number of esteemed outlets, which I’d like to share with you today. Click on the...
ReadBe in the Arena and Live it Every Day (More Tips from Doug Conant)
Today, I published Part 2 of my Lead Positive Profile of Doug Conant, Founder & CEO of ConantLeadership. Doug is also a New York Times bestselling author, the former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, Chairman of Avon Products and Chairman of The Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute. In the profile, Doug shares how he learned to communicate effectively...
ReadHow to Leave a Lasting Impact (Tips from Doug Conant)
How can you leave a lasting positive impact on the people in your circle of influence? I have been interviewing highly effective leaders on my Psychology Today blog to find out just that. Today, I published Part 1 of my Lead Positive Profile of Doug Conant, Founder & CEO of ConantLeadership. Doug is also a New...
ReadRough Weather Makes Good Timber or How Asset-Based Thinking Came To Be
If my brother Jim had not died when he was 22 of a usually easy-to-survive illness called mononucleosis, I am sure I never would have written 9 books. I know I would not have founded The Stress Center at Saint Louis University. I certainly would not have dedicated my career to discovering what it takes...
ReadThe Key to Employee Engagement? Appreciating Effort
Research shows that what employees want the most is: to be seen, to be heard, to be recognized, and to make a contribution. It’s not hard to see how fulfilling the first three items can lead to employees doing more of the fourth. If you want to help someone learn something—particularly anything that is complex...
ReadLeaders With Soul: Arianna Huffington In Her New Book Thrive
I recently read Arianna Huffington’s new bestseller, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, which I highly recommend for its focus on how to inject your life with positive, energizing moments. What struck me most about the book, however, was the way it shifted my perception...
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