On a recent flight home from Silicon Valley, I was lost in thought about innovation-rich cultures. Too often we think heroic inventors like Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison solely drive big breakthroughs. We create myths about inventive leaders, turning them into icons. In...
Work is getting in the way of much-needed vacations, according to the latest executive survey by recruitment and HR consulting firm, Korn Ferry. Two-thirds (67%) of the more than 400 U.S. executives surveyed online earlier this month said they had postponed or...
Purpose is possibly the most elevating force of organizational, team and individual performance. But as important and as expansive as it can be, it can be easily lost in hyperactive distractors and short-term financial pressure. However, it is precisely during these...
While most of us whole-heartedly endorse character as critical to leadership, and most of us require it in the leaders we work for and seek out, few of us consciously seek to develop our own character. Despite this, I cannot recall a single leader asking,...
By Kathy Cramer Ph.D., originally posted on Kathy’s Psychology Today blog, Lead Positive on September 4, 2014. This is Part 2 of the series, Part 1 can be found here. Emotional development and building self-trust has been a recurring theme throughout Kevin...
By Kathy Cramer Ph.D., originally posted on Kathy’s Psychology Today blog, Lead Positive on August 28, 2014. Rarely, if ever, have I encountered such a self-aware, emotionally intelligent leader as Kevin Cashman. Kevin is a best-selling author of The Pause...