08 Dec 2019

Courageous Conversations, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Positive Leadership and Fun
Group of women talking at Grooa Learning Center. The Clear Mindset Neuroscience Leadership
Most people are anxious about facing disagreements. Some of us tend to get defensive or shut up, some may become righteous and overpowering; usually, once we "cool down" we regret our choice of behaviour and wonder if there is a different, more productive way. Whether the difficult discussions are in the business arena (e.g. getting our proposal accepted, giving or receiving feedback,...
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16 Oct 2014

Positive Leadership and Fun
Our Western World’s youngest generations are driving their senior colleagues crazy, aren’t they? They ignore authority and jump right into the boardroom questioning everything, yet seem to be in need of constant feedback and reassurance. They do not seem to take business bottom lines seriously, yet have huge ambitions and set high expectations on behalf of the entire world. They are both...
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22 Sep 2014

Mindful Leadership and Mental Safety, Positive Leadership and Fun, Priorities / Trivial and Toxic Work
If you are able to use humor in the workplace and like to use it to diffuse tension, shake things up or create an open and safe space for brainstorming, you may also be aware that you have a double-edged skill in your hands. Humor can be both a unifier and a divider. Three elements need to be present to ensure that your inclination for using humor is sorting positive effects. Humor co...
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13 Jan 2013

Positive Leadership and Fun
We are all aware of the benefits of simplicity in business: a simplified and focused message attracts more customers, a simplified process flow increases productivity, simplified procedures decrease occurrence of errors, and simplified arguments improve our negotiating skills. In all these cases – and many more – it is easy to see that simplicity means reducing (the unnecessary or the no...
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