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Reinventing Organizations

Coaching Tip

The next stage in human evolution corresponds to Maslow''s "self-actualizing" level; it has been variously labeled authentic, integral or Teal. This stage is the last one identified by Maslow''s hierarchy of needs but other researchers and thinkers have established with a fair amount of confidence that evolution doesn''t stop there.

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Stop Leading! You’re Bleeding Off Passion

Lead Change Blog

Remember Abe Maslow’s famed line: “If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” If we approach our relationships with followers as fellow travelers on the same train, we begin to acknowledge interdependence. They all depend on the leadership orientation of the leader.

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Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

Philosophers such as Aristotle, and psychologists including Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, and Martin Seligman have argued that personal growth is necessary for human flourishing. In a surprising finding, my research revealed that personal growth has a powerful effect on engagement and productivity.

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Resetting Your Operating Rhythm for the “New Normal”

Next Level Blog

So, that would have triggered a lot of things on my part – prepping for the sessions, making travel arrangements, final base-touch calls with the client, etc. For instance, the calendar reminded me that I had two day-long leadership development sessions to deliver in St. Louis the first week of April.

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Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources

QAspire

Abraham Maslow said that one of the fundamental needs of human beings is “Esteem” – a desire to be accepted and valued by others. I think managers tend to focus on the Freudian concept of motivation (carrot/stick) vs. Maslow’s concept of creating an environment that allows people to be their best. Leverage their strengths.

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Practicing Patience and Faith

Persuasive Powerhouse

On Sunday, I took 75 pictures; because of a light wind and the sun’s travels across the sky, perhaps five of those were true &# keepers&#. The movement of the sun as I’m waiting for the wind to die down can change the perfect shadows on the object I’m capturing, sending it into darkness, rendering the shot useless.

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Is Your Heart the Boss of You? | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

In addition, there is evidence that some sensory information is sent directly to the heart before it even travels to the brain. Research is showing that the heart can learn and send out dopamine (a pleasure chemical that influences behavior) and oxytocin (a chemical associated with the feeling of love).

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