– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell What happens to our brains when we “lose it?” The new field of social neuroscience is discovering intriguing answers. We now know we learn in part because of mirror neurons and that spindle cells build intuition and contribute to those instant judgments now referred to as thin slicing. How …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Note: This is the second in a series of articles that explores the connections between the EQi 2.0 and wellbeing. Each article focuses on one of the 5 EQi composite areas or the Wellbeing Indicator, which includes the vital skill of happiness. Self-Expression includes three core skills according to …
Marcia Hughes ©ATD2016, published May 2016 President Abraham Lincoln remains a model of transformative leadership more than 150 years after he served as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—a great constitutional and political crisis. Throughout his presidency, he was focused on his vision of maintaining …
by Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Life is precious and is best lived when we pay attention to creating an emotionally sustainable lifestyle. Related terms are living with resilience or well-being. Marcia’s book Life’s 2% Solution provides a well tested strategy for living with Passionate Equilibrium – being thoroughly engaged and doing so with some …
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by Marcia Hughes and James Terrell The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person Give yourself one of the best gifts available – expand your resilience. Your well-being will benefit from the upgrade. Sustainable behavior change is a lifestyle …
by Marcia Hughes and James Terrell The good news about our 2.0 world is organizations are finally getting it – that is they are recognizing that if they place their top value on building emotional and social well-being for their employees and teams, they will gain the business and financial values of increased and sustainable …
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by Marcia Hughes and James Terrell How was your 2017? We know it was disruptive for many in the world. There is a strong sense of love and community engagement. Yet, there’s also a strong sense of divisiveness in communities and nations, war, displacement, financial troubles. Instead of continuing to list and focus on challenges, …
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Free Webinar June 8th at 1:00PM EDT Register Now The national and international political conversations are making it even tougher to be positive and productive in the workplace! If your team ever suffers from cynicism, a lack of trust, or poor communication, please attend our new webinar: EI and Teamwork in the Times of DISTRUST. …
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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. Nelson Mandela Effective leadership across an organization is the key differentiator to maintaining competitive advantage and organizational performance. Creating organization culture that supports ease in communication, dealing with conflict, collaboration and mutual respect establishes …
Leaders are role models; people will follow your example. Is that a good thing? Divisiveness in the external world is impacting organizational culture. When family members question sharing holidays because they don’t want to hear each other’s differing views, it is certain similar impacts are happening in the workplace. This creates a clarion call for …