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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Non-profit CEOs. Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation.

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The Neurochemistry of Positive Conversations

Harvard Business Review

Positive comments and conversations produce a chemical reaction too. When I explained this to Rob, and told him about the chemical impact his behavior was having on his employees, he vowed to change, and it worked. Cortisol functions like a sustained-release tablet – the more we ruminate about our fear, the longer the impact.

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How to Overcome the Midday Slump

Harvard Business Review

“All it’s doing is masking the effects of your low energy,” by blocking a chemical that tells your body you are tired. That’s because blue light from a device’s screen suppresses the production of melatonin, the chemical that tells your brain that it’s time to go to sleep. Ryan Hulland was dog tired.

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