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02/27/2023

I remember sitting on a hiring board when one of the board members leaned over to me during a Candidate's interview and whispered: "have you ever seen anyone so confident and yet so wrong?"

Overconfidence is not always a strength. Effective leadership requires some level of self-awareness and self-reflection. Unfortunately, too much self-analysis can lead to feelings of self-doubt and an experience of imposter syndrome. This article can help identify ways to manage those experiences to support your effectiveness as a leader and your well-being as a person.

Leadership can be an intimidating responsibility. For some leaders, the fear of not meeting expectations can manifest as imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is a condition characterized by feelings of self-doubt, insecurity, and inadequacy. Despite evidence to the contrary, those suffering from imp...

02/16/2023

Find out how to unleash the power of empowerment. Learn how good leadership uses positive reinforcement to drive results and take their teams to the next level.

Positive psychology in the workplace is an important concept that can significantly impact employee morale, productivity, and overall job satisfaction. It involves creating an environment that encourages positive emotions, values individual employees, and focuses on building upon what is working wel...

02/14/2023

Take just one minute to discover the power of evidence-based leadership strategies and unlock your full potential.

02/10/2023

Happy Friday! This is our third and final post of the burnout series. It's specifically targeted to organizational leaders and introduces 6 areas of worklife that, if addressed, are empirically-proven to make a difference in the workplace. The information comes from burnout researchers Michael Leiter and Christina Maslach. Enjoy!

Psychologists have studied burnout for half a century. That's a good thing, right? Maybe not. Psychologists tend to view the world through a clinical lens. Therefore, most of the research and recommendations on burnout have focused strictly on the individual and what they can do to cope with burnout...

02/10/2023

Take a quick 60 seconds to learn strategies to develop psychological safety on your teams.

02/09/2023

A manager’s leadership style accounts for 70% of what makes an employee engaged at work. Solid leaders are vital for every organization.

02/05/2023

We are always looking for new ways to provide leaders and organizers with the best information. Check out our new 60-second videos on relevant organizational psychology topics.

02/03/2023

Burnout consists of 3 components:

1) Emotional exhaustion
2) Cynicism
3) Feeling a lack of personal accomplishment

Fortunately, there are science-backed solutions to these problems. Swipe right to see them.

02/01/2023

Feeling emotionally exhausted at work? Viewing others more negatively than usual? Feel like you are spinning your wheels but getting nowhere lately? You might be experiencing burnout.

Part 2 of our burnout series is focused solely on what the individual can do to combat or prevent burnout.

“I was ready to throw in the towel last week. Is there a term or theory for giving your best to folks and just feeling drained because of the response you get? I guess what I’m trying to say is underappreciated…or not valued.” These were text messages from a medical provider friend of mine. ...

01/23/2023

The first in a multi-part series exploring the science of burnout, how to recognize burnout, and what to do to about it.

Spoiler alert: leaders are not immune from experiencing burnout.

Burnout has become a general way for people to describe their negative experiences at work. Part of the reason for this shorthand in terminology may be the power of the metaphor it creates. Burnout evokes images of an extinguished match - a match where only the charred wood remains. Burned-out match...

01/11/2023

How many times is someone promoted into a leadership position based on performance in their previous job with the assumption that leadership skills will come with the new title? The answer is too many. This week we discuss six evidence-based behaviors any leader can perform to improve the wellness (and performance) of their employees.

The purpose of a leader is simple: funnel the efforts of a group of individuals toward one collective goal. The most effective way to do so, however, is not always so simple. Many leaders are put into leadership positions due to skill or experience in their previous job, as if they are expected to a...

12/26/2022

Good leaders take care of others. Great leaders take care of others, and also take of themselves.

When I worked as an Army psychologist, I would often joke with Soldiers that there were only two authorized emotions in the Army: "pi**ed off" and "f'ing pi**ed off." I used this joke to illustrate that constraining our emotional experiences was absurd and that neglecting the broader range of emotio...