The first time I saw a dead body in a street was outside my Tokyo office. He, "the body," was dressed in a smart business suit; he looked to be in his 30s. Cause of death? Workaholism. In Japan, workaholism is called "karoshi"—death by overwork. Karoshi is estimated to cause 1,000 deaths per year and nearly 5% of that country's stroke and heart attack deaths in employees under age 60. Known as "leisure illness" in The Netherlands, according to one study an estimated 3% of the nation's population is affected. Elsewhere, workaholism is often … [Read more...]
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Lead With Kindness: You’ll Get Better Results
What happens when we put kindness at the center of our leadership? There's plenty of hard evidence that kind leaders get better results. Emma Seppala, Ph.D, a Research Scientist at Stanford University and the Associate Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, details several studies in Being a Kind Boss Pays Off: A … [Read More...]
Trust Your Instincts: Christina Lattimer
One of the coolest—most fearless—things about Christina Lattimer is that she lives her own advice: trust your instincts. Start a consultancy business based your own leadership model during the worst economic downturn of a century? Check. Build a global social community of like-minded "people development" souls? Check. Interview one of the most prominent business leaders (Sir … [Read More...]
Shifting Your Lens
At the risk of setting off a Geek Alert: I read Popular Science magazine. In a past issue Erin Biba’s article, “Not Just the Facts,” really touched a nerve. Biba explains that we largely favor scientists whose conclusions match our own existing beliefs. Think U.S. Climate Change debate. Otherwise rational people, it seems that “selective perception” rules us – if we let it. … [Read More...]
Aim for a State of Kindness
“Love is like war -- easy to begin but very hard to stop.” -H.L. Mencken This quote from the "Sage of Baltimore" is one of my lifelong favorites. Mencken (1880 – 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, and is considered to be one of the most influential writers of the first half of the 20th Century. Mencken was also a renowned critic of American culture. He used his gift for … [Read More...]
Busy, The Devil’s Playground
My father infamously created projects to keep my brother, sister and me busy in the summer time. Was plucking chickens a good life lesson? I can almost conjure up the nose-flaring stench today. Pew. The smell when one singes feathers off is truly distinctive, unforgettable. In our eulogies at Dad's funeral, my brother and I shared some Dad’s-crazy-project-tales. We mused that Dad … [Read More...]
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