Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

You’ll find it addictive. It’s addictive, and that’s a very good thing indeed if mindfulness is to become an important part of your daily routine as a leader. It’s a form of meditation that businesses are beginning to embrace as a way to help employees become more efficient, productive and – most importantly – happy.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A recent paper from Yale harks back to a bygone age as it focuses on the health implications of a technology that is incredibly addictive. The researchers argue that the addictive nature of social media not only has health implications but also anti-trust implications. It removes any real incentive for the platforms to change. “We

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Wright defines a genius as “a person of extraordinary mental powers whose original works or insights change society in some significant way for good or for ill across cultures and across time.”. They change the world through original thinking that alters the actions and values of society. Geniuses are lifelong learning addicts.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Behavioral psychologists have this big fancy term for how people make changes in their life, it’s called the “Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change”, we’ll just call it “Stages of Change”. In essence, this is how people progress from denial of a need to change through the successful change of the behavior.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 3, 2014

You’re ignoring the advice and asking again, hoping the advice will change. You’re addicted to the conversation. “What’s the best way for John to improve?” ” I asked, one of those coachy-interviewing questions people like me say to bosses and peers of folks we’re working to support.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Surprisingly, while overall tolerance has increased, there has been a decline in openness towards individuals struggling with drug addiction, with a majority of the public expressing reservations about having them as neighbors. This liberalization of attitudes reflects a progressive trend within British society.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The process of filling a productivity app with to-dos can be rather addictive, but if you fail to pay attention to what you can realistically achieve, you’ll just have a never-ending list of unfinished tasks on your hands. This is true of any business software application; the more time you spend fiddling, the less time you’ll spend doing.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2021

Early on, it was culturally acceptable to declare you were having a nervous breakdown. After all, the reasoning went, life could be full of challenges and having a breakdown was your body’s way of signaling that you had exceeded your limit and needed to stop what you were doing, mentally and physically, in order to recover. Rockefeller, Sr.,

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 8, 2018

The nature of modern work has caused stress to rise to unhealthy levels at a time when people are also struggling with increased isolation. When you add up the hours spent on the job, commuting and doing additional work at home on our laptops and smartphones, many of us are devoting more hours to work than we ever have. Consider the following data.

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QAspire

MARCH 10, 2020

Backed by years of research in behavioral psychology, these social tools are designed to be addictive. Backed by years of research in behavioral psychology, these social tools are designed to be addictive. Being social is one of our intrinsic needs. The extent to which we become social depends can vary depending on the individual.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Psychedelic drugs have quite a negative perception, but their ability to change how we process information has found valuable uses in areas such as depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mind-altering. In clinical trials, those who are able to experience more intense feelings generally see the biggest improvements.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 24, 2022

They kill themselves working for money, power, and prestige because these are forms of approval, applause, and compliments — which, like all addictive things, from cocaine to social media, stimulate the neurotransmitter dopamine.” These are the fruits of success addiction.”

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Something incredibly addictive and seductive happens when we change someone’s mind. I used to think that changing people’s beliefs was part of being a leader who made a difference. I had to let go of trying to change someone’s beliefs and acknowledge their right to have them. We want to do it again and again.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 21, 2014

Change is hard. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsciously. For them change is uncomfortable at best, painful at worst. CEOs who want to effect major change have their work cut out for them. Beating addiction is no easy feat. Seventy percent of addicts relapse within one year.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, the digital revolution has been rapidly changing the nature of how we communicate with each other, and this was only accelerated still further with the restrictions imposed during the Covid pandemic. And effective communication is essential for successful leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Because self-righteousness seeps into multiple aspects of our lives—it’s subtle, incremental, addictive, indiscriminate, and destructive. “Let me take a look at your Twitter profile,” offered my table companion. We were attending a Chamber-sponsored event on how to make the most of social media. Maybe you’ll decide to become a client.”.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 22, 2024

They view stressors as changes, not threats. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands. Burnout also means feeling unmotivated and feeling stuck and ineffective. And making too many personal sacrifices, wanting to leave your job, and having a bad or cynical attitude about your work.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 7, 2021

Do everything in your power—ideally through your employee health care plan—to provide accessible, affordable mental health services such as counseling, therapy, and treatment for addiction. If you’re worried about an employee who’s experiencing decreased productivity or a marked change in personality, set up an informal meeting.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2020

An infinite-minded leader does not simply want to build a company that can weather change, but one that can be transformed by it. Carse writes that a finite game will come to an end when someone has won. Only one person can win at the end of the game, and other players may be ranked. It is the long game. A Just Cause is more than a goal.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

I think we can all agree that business is changing and, as a result, the role of leaders is changing. No longer are leaders just expected to direct the business, sometimes at all costs, to achieve results. Today, leaders need to be able to combine operational business expertise with high levels of emotional intelligence.

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2021

R AISING KIDS in the physical world is hard enough to get right, but now there is the added dimension of the digital world. In Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World , Culatta writes that the “events that take place in the virtual world are not ancillary to their lives but are some of the most important elements in them.”.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2012

The further people go down the road of dependence, the more addicted they become. The tragedy is that they are miserable in this life, because it is purposeless, and they feed their addiction by wanting more and more stuff, which they in fact have no gratitude for since they have not earned it. They are old news.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2023

“Given the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation [on individual and societal health], we have an opportunity, and an obligation, to make the same investments in addressing social connection that we have made in addressing tobacco use, obesity, and the addiction crisis.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This is because I’ve discovered something called bullet journaling, which is an addictive, entirely analog way to keep your notes, thoughts and to-do list organized. This is because I’ve discovered something called bullet journaling, which is an addictive, entirely analog way to keep your notes, thoughts and to-do list organized.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 15, 2020

During pregnancy, pain relief is commonly administered, but there is a considerable risk of the highly addictive medicines becoming a problem of their own. Indeed, the university itself is driving the change via its Center for Telehealth, which is one of only two Telehealth Centers of Excellence in the United States.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 8, 2018

Being efficient at work will inspire your team members to demolish their to-do lists every day, and I’ve found that by subtly changing my approach to home life , I become far more productive when sat at my office desk. Here’s how I boost my leadership skills in my spare time – without turning it into work! On family outings, I’ll lead.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The guru on being present, Peter Senge, in Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Society, and Organizations, states “Too often, we remain stuck in old patterns of seeing and acting. However, the rest of us still touch the addictive things 2,617 times a day on average. I tend to live through time rather than in it.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

These are common behaviors during times of tumultous change. However, as leaders of change, we have to resist the impulses above …. We hosted, as we often do, people and families who needed a safe place to pray, talk, and sleep. You have probably seen the video and heard the reports. The closer you live to St.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Persistence is one of those qualities that is in high demand, especially as the world becomes more complex and change is a more consistent presence in our lives. The authors believe their findings could be crucial in helping people who are at risk of giving up, especially in cases such as depression or substance addiction.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 19, 2023

College students who feel connected are less likely to experience anxiety, depression, addiction and suicide ideation, and they perform better academically. Improving connection in the home can lead toward a more fulfilling life and healthier communities, organizations and nations. As humans, we are hardwired to connect.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

The myopic organization is characterized by an addiction to their past successes and behaviors as a result they find it difficult to make adjustments. In Transforming the Clunky Organization , Samuel Bacharach takes on the two fundamental sources of organizational inertia —the tendency to be clunky and the tendency to be myopic.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

During these times of crisis and frantic change, we can get caught running flat out with our heads down. In his book, Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team , Patrick Lencioni writes, “…one of the most challenging obstacles that prevents teams from taking the time to work on how they work together: adrenaline addiction.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 25, 2016

And, as you know if you’ve ever tried to stop eating it, sugar is highly addictive. Research shows that it is more addictive than cocaine. Last Fall, Diane recognized that she was addicted to added sugar and decided to eliminate it from her diet. You’d line up for that, right? So, first the bad news and then the good news.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2021

However, initial depression did not lead to any change in social media use.” ” Unhealthy addiction. The study found that young adults who used social media for over 300 minutes each day were nearly 3 times more likely to become depressed than those who used social media for less than 120 minutes a day.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Some triggers are so powerful they can keep us from focusing on making meaningful change, and we unknowingly become a creation of the world around us rather than who we want to be. About 20 or so years ago, I wrote an article and I predicted that media addiction would surpass drug and alcohol addiction combined as a social problem.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Break the Tether of Your Phone – The reason Blackberry got its nickname Crack-berry is the addictive quality that smartphones have today on many of us. You may convince yourself, like many other addicts, that what you’re doing is necessary and important, but you’re also avoiding important matters and conversations, too.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the article, I wrote “Today television addiction is one of the most underrated problems in the United States (with the average child spending thousands of hours watching ‘junk’ TV). It’s turned out to be a very prophetic writing on a topic about which, in this case, I wish I’d been wrong. All of us have a “monkey mind”.

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