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Through Dr. Kathy Cramer’s books, videos, interviews and more, The Cramer Institute continues to shares her understanding, advocacy and passion for positive leadership.

How Your Mind Sculpts Your Brain

February 6, 2014 - Lead Positive, ABT Tools & Tips

Did you know that every time you intentionally shine the spotlight on the positive, valuable, and worthwhile you change your brain for the better? It’s true! Have you ever heard the phrase, “neurons that fire together, wire together?” Well, that is exactly what happens in your brain to strengthen the relationships between what happens in...

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People Follow People, Not Just Great Ideas

January 30, 2014 - Lead Positive, ABT Tools & Tips

What makes Pope Francis such an inspirational leader for so many people? I believe Reverend. Robert A. Sirico got it right in his recent opinion piece for The Detroit News: “In a monumental and unanticipated way Pope Francis is changing the tired conversations of the past and inviting us to engage in a process of...

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What is Your Signature Leadership Presence?

January 23, 2014 - ABT Tools & Tips, Lead Positive

Who is your harshest critic? I’m guessing it’s you. Like most highly effective people, you probably have high standards, big expectations, a keen eye… and are well practiced in self-criticism. You were probably taught to internalize self-criticism by well-meaning parents, teachers and counselors who tried to improve your performance by pointing out what you were...

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What is Working Here?

January 16, 2014 - ABT Tools & Tips

One of the founding principles of Asset-Based Thinking (ABT) is tuning into the best of what is happening in the moment. That way, even when you are mired in the depths of a negative situation, you are still primed to find the potential asset — it’s always there! — that you can leverage to move...

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The 5-to-1 Principle For Giving Feedback

December 7, 2013 - Lead Positive, ABT Tools & Tips

A few years ago, I attended a conference on Leader As Coach, facilitated by Mark Rittenberg, Founding Director and CEO of Corporate Scenes, an international communication consulting firm based in Berkeley, CA. Mark has done extensive research on what people want the most at work and here’s what he shared with us. At work, what...

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Let ABT Lead The Way

December 1, 2013 - Kathy's Journey

By the time I was four years old, I already knew that the way I looked – my mouth was scarred from being born with a cleft lip and palate – made some kids not want to play with me. Nothing awful came of being rejected, but it did hurt. I wanted to stop people...

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