Resources

January 22nd, 2013

This article is the second in a series of annual looks at the state of mindful leadership and organizational practices. So where are we now and how have things changed since last year? Mindful State of the Organization 2012 Great news! Despite an ailing economy, a potential fiscal cliff, unemployment and other challenges, organizations and […]

January 21st, 2013

A classical experiment by the late Harry Harlow, Professor, Department of Psychology University of Wisconsin, exemplifies how corporate cultures evolve. Briefly, here is what Harlow did… He locked 5 monkeys in a cage, hung a banana from the ceiling and placed a ladder underneath it.  Immediately, one of the monkeys raced towards the ladder to […]

January 20th, 2013

by Filomena Warihay, Ph.D. and Rosaria Hawkins, Ph.D. More than 40 years ago, I read the book Psycho-Cybernetics, written by a plastic surgeon, Dr. Maxwell Maltz. Maltz’s book was one of those life-altering reads for me. He reported that it took his patients about three weeks to adjust to their new selves. It didn’t matter […]

January 19th, 2013

Memorable words spoken by others, quotations, often lift our mood or validate a belief. They can do more. They can guide us in solving complex problems or in making significant life changes. This column is a series that will offer quotes about mindfulness. Since mindfulness is the capacity to absorb the depth and breadth of […]

January 18th, 2013

Over the past quarter, we’ve had the pleasure of adding the State of Pennsylvania to the Take Charge client family. Please join us in congratulating Janice Bergstresser, ACC, who completed a certificate in Neuroscience.  In December, Janice completed the 6 month Certificate in the Foundations of NeuroLeadership, a program focused on exploring how a better […]

October 16th, 2012

Neuroscience (brain-based research) is rapidly expanding our options to improve motivation, productivity, social awareness, health and happiness. Here are a few recent examples: Japanese scientists found that workers watching kittens and other cute baby animals on the internet are more focused and productive the rest of the day! (from the NPR broadcast – Wait Wait… […]

October 15th, 2012

We’ve seen a spike in requests for conflict resolution, difficult conversations and conflict facilitation services over the past six months. Recent research by CPP and CIPD shows: · Workplace conflicts tend to escalate during tough economic times (and cost billions of dollars as a consequence). · 85% of all employees experience some degree of conflict; […]

October 14th, 2012

Trust. A five letter word with so much meaning, so much importance, and quite frankly, so much power. Does your organization have high trust levels? Why does that matter? Trust is not merely a “nice to have” anymore, it is an important component of your strategic future. Current research shows the direct correlation between high trust levels, high […]

October 10th, 2012

Memorable words spoken by others, quotations, often lift our mood or validate a belief. They can do more. They can guide us in solving complex problems or in making significant life changes. This column is a series that will offer quotes about mindfulness. Since mindfulness is the capacity to absorb the depth and breadth of […]

October 9th, 2012

 Check out Take Charge founders Fil and Dan!  If you, like others, have wondered where they get the energy, vitally and looks of people decades younger, the secrets out!  Over the past quarter, we’ve had the pleasure of adding the following clients to the Take Charge family:  Pre-Trial Services Agency of the District of Columbia […]

August 16th, 2012

Mindful Leading: THE Leadership Source for Executives

August 15th, 2012

It’s time for a change in our leadership practices. While our view of leadership has seen a shift over the past few decades (from Theory Y to participative to engaged to distributed leadership), the techniques that we teach today’s leaders have been slow to keep up. Feedback is one leadership practice in need of a […]

August 14th, 2012

If you are like us, leadership geeks, than you know all about HBR and its on-line resources. One such resource is the daily stat, where they send you “facts and figures to stimulate thought – and action.” On May 18th the daily stat was that employer-provided training has the same effect on job satisfaction as […]

August 12th, 2012

It’s no secret that many organizations are lean and people are handling more and more responsibilities as units shrink and contract to maintain effectiveness in today’s tough economic environment. Even the organizations that we know that are in growth mode are in hyper growth mode—doubling in size and revenue year over year. While those two descriptors […]

August 11th, 2012

Memorable words spoken by others, quotations, often lift our mood or validate a belief. They can do more. They can guide us in solving complex problems or in making significant life changes. This column offers quotes about mindfulness. Since mindfulness is the capacity to absorb the depth and breadth of the present moment, giving it […]

August 10th, 2012

  We are pleased to welcome the following new clients into the Take Charge family: Healthy Directions –  the #1 direct-to-consumer source of natural health advice and doctor-formulated nutritional products PJM Interconnection – a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, […]

April 24th, 2012

April issue of Mindful Leading

April 10th, 2012

A recent Take Charge survey of both private sector and government executives shows that there continues to be a high level of uncertainty about the economic and political environment. The sagging economy continues to require significant budget constraints often accompanied with restructuring and layoffs. As a result, senior managers noted the need for more frequent […]