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Wax On Wax Off: Why knowledge isn't enough to change how you lead under pressure
Episode 75
In the original Karate Kid movie, Daniel spends what seems to be days of wasted time performing menial chores for Mr. Miyagi.
Four days of waxing the …
5 hours ago
The Way of the Rubber Ducky
Episode 74
As a coach, trainer, and facilitator, one of my great strengths is empathy. I’ve learned how to tune in to other people’s emotions, which means that …
1 week ago
Feeling Like a Fraud
Episode 73
Fraud
Today I feel like a fraud.
On the one hand, it’s Monday, and time to draft this week’s Buoyant Leader newsletter.
On the other hand, I’m feeling d…
2 weeks ago
Zen and the Art of Nervous System Maintenance
Episode 72
One aspect of taking care of yourself that’s often overlooked is nervous system maintenance. For the sake of this discussion, I’ll define your nervou…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Hidden Cost of a Drama-Free Workplace
Episode 71
A team of Swedish researchers recently set out to answer a question on everyone’s mind: What happens when you drug a bunch of baby salmon with anti-a…
4 weeks ago
The Soothing Seductiveness of Self-Doubt
Episode 70
Augustus III, King of Poland, received a cover letter in July 1733 from a German musician — some fella named Bach — attached to a bunch of sheet musi…
1 month ago
Are You as Smart as an Amoeba?
Episode 69
Are You as Smart as an Amoeba?
A brainless, single-celled organism can navigate mazes, design efficient transit networks, and reliably find opportunit…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why Being 5% Present is a Leadership Sweet Spot
Episode 68
If you ever want to make me feel inadequate, suggest to me that I “be fully present.”
For a long time, that was my aspiration. A thousand yoga and med…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What if Imposter Syndrome is Your Friend?
Episode 67
Pretty much every leadership article about imposter syndrome says the same thing: dispute it, push through it, power-pose your way past it.
Cut a man…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Don’t "Get the Gist." Get the Details.
Episode 66
You're in a one-on-one with a direct report. They're telling you about a problem — maybe a project that's off the rails, a team dynamic that's sourin…
2 months ago