As you may have heard, I have just published a new book called, “Reawakening the Human Spirit”. I wrote it in response to the dramatic decline in inspiration being experienced in our crazy world right now. Everything I have learned over the last 50+ years working with...
A Buddhist parable tells the story of a monk confronted by a fierce tiger while on a quiet walk. The monk becomes motionless. He knows that just beyond him is a cliff and just below that cliff is the rocky shoreline and the turbulent sea. The monk is caught between...
I am in the process of finishing my next book. As all writers appreciate, the Internet is a wonderful resource for research, fact checking and searching for data, stories, quotes and more. But the Internet is notoriously sloppy as an arbiter of facts. For example,...
This is the last in a four-part series entitled “Why it is so Hard to Change”. All Four posts can be found here: Why It is So Hard to Change – Part 1 – Paradigms Why It is so Hard to Change – Part 2 – Ego and Intellectual Arrogance...
A recent Gallup poll surveying the level of confidence that Americans have in their institutions reveals a frightening truth – big business is ranked second from the bottom, just above (no surprise here) Congress (see chart). The best employees are attracted to...
From time to time we invite guests to contribute to this blog. The following was written by Kathy Madigan, Inspirational Dreamer, newly Certified Higher Ground Leadership® Coach, consultant and founder of the “The Power Company”. *************** We are all on a life...
One often hears how difficult it is for leaders to ensure that an organization’s values are lived by everyone at every level. Let me tell you a story about an organization that succeeds in doing so. It happens to all of us—I lost my wallet— credit cards,...
I invite readers to submit “Guest Blogs” for publication here. This week’s blog comes from Patricia J. Moser, a Certified Higher Ground Leadership(R) Pathfinder whose profile you may find here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is...
In corporate life, the absence of truth has become the accepted norm. We don’t tell the truth in many business areas – budgets, financial reports, advertising, public relations, labeling, contract negotiations, resumes, performance reviews and expense...
Dear Friends, When I was working in the Czech Republic last year, I met a young team of application developers who loved our Spirit@Work® Cards so much they offered to develop an app for the iPhone and the iPad. It has just been released and is available in the iTunes...
All my friends seem to be launching new books at the same time!John P. Schuster launches histimely and profound new book called The Power of Your Past: The Art of Recalling, Reclaiming, and Recasting on April 13th. In this new work, John systematically demonstrates...
I have argued for years that Performance Appraisals are at best a subjective and intimidating process, and at worst a demoralizing drain on profits and productivity. This is often considered heresy by some OD and HR professionals. So, to underline the validity of my...
