Flexible: Social
Every now and then so many things show up in a particular area of my life that it's hard not to notice a theme. Recently it's been the resilience characteristic of Flexible: Social, which describes...
Going for the Burn
When an athlete works to build strength, small tears in the muscles result from the strain. As these heal, the muscles become larger and stronger.
Clark Aldrich, an expert in the design of simulation-based...
Resilience Characteristics
What is resilience? Based on a great deal of research and observation of people going through change, we have identified a set of characteristics that help people use their adaptation energy more effectively. Think of...
Instead of Resolutions…
David Maister, in his book "Strategy and the Fat Smoker," makes the point that most organizations are pretty clear on what they need to do to drive success. The challenge is actually doing it. I...
Research Summary: Embodying Power
In the latest issue of Psychological Science, there was an article entitled "Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance," by D. R. Carney, A. Cuddy, and A. Yap. The authors...