Becoming Caterpillar Soup
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What Does Your Gut Say?
So, what I’ve come to learn is that if one is following their intuition, inner voice, the small still voice, or whatever name we give it, it can never lead one astray. Over the years, reading, learning, and applying mindfulness to my daily spiritual practice, I have come to understand the power of intuition. In […]
What’s Intuition Got to Do With It?
Most People don’t trust it. You can’t touch it. You can’t see it. But, you can feel it. It is a thought, a hunch, a feeling, a half-baked idea, a hint, a notion, or a fleeting suggestion. It is your intuition speaking to you. The definition of intuition is the ability to understand something immediately, without […]
The FISH! Philosophy and Organizational Culture
Do you know about the FISH! Philosophy? FISH! Philosophy is a fun and forward thinking system that provides tools and language to create an organizational culture booming with inspiration, fun, creativity, and innovation. It is a consciousness that you and your co-workers adopt –over time- to create a workplace culture that is fun, productive, and […]
Organizational Ethics
Class Post. Enjoy! University of Phoenix (n.d.) discussed Blanchard and Peale’s three-question approach; Is it legal?; Is it balanced; can there be a win-win solution?, and is it right? Furthermore, the Rotary International’s four part test for ethical behavior asks: Is it the truth?; Is it fair to all concerned?; Will it build good will […]
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Steinwall (2013) lecture provided an in-depth review of several constructs that are important to leaders, managers, and supervisors. The constructs of optimism, coping, hardiness, hope and helplessness, locus of control, empowerment, emotional intelligence, happiness, and core self-evaluation are important for people who lead, manage, or supervise other people to understand. Leaders, managers, and supervisors, who […]
Productivity, Optimism, Empowerment, and Learned Helplessness
Productivity, Optimism, Empowerment, and Learned Helplessness Week Seven Lecture (Post to class forum) Week Seven lecture was fascinating to me because of my deep interest in optimism, positive psychology, self-transcendence, and flow. I have read many of Csikszentmihalyi’s books and research on flow. What resonates with me is his idea that flow is, “The optimal […]
NPO’s : Stakeholder Management is Relationship Management
Contemporary Systems Management Weekly Reflection. Enjoy! This week we discussed some very interesting topics such as storytelling, stakeholder management, and innovation and creativity. All of these topics are critical to contemporary management systems. I especially like our discussion on storytelling. Storytelling is a part of the human fabric and as such, it is critical to corporations, […]
Life Purpose vs. Career
A blog by my colleague Dr. Linda Ferguson. In my book, “Path for Greatness: Work as Spiritual Service”, I describe a framework to see how your life purpose is fulfilled when you offer your gifts in loving service. As a result of my book, I frequently have conversations with people looking for their life purpose. […]
