by Jamie Notter | Jun 5, 2007 | Individual Development, Managing People
As promised, here is some more about psychology and business from the Harvard Business Review article by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer about “inner work life.” The article follows in the footsteps of Goleman and his emotional intelligence work by backing up their...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 4, 2007 | Culture, Individual Development, Leadership
Thanks to Chris Bailey for linking to my recent post quoting the poet David Whyte. I included that quote because the word “conversation” had leapt out at me. Interestingly, it was the word “belong” that jumped out for Chris.When an actual spirit of belonging is...
by Jamie Notter | May 29, 2007 | Individual Development
I was working with a client last week that was immersed in a relatively difficult “who’s in charge” conversation. At one point in the conversation, one of the participants said (I’m paraphrasing here):I’ve noticed that we’re not answering the question Jamie just...
by Jamie Notter | May 16, 2007 | Individual Development, Leadership
The cover story of Associations Now this month has a psychological bent to it: it’s about confronting your past in order to create a better future. The author, psychiatrist Keith Ablow, argues this is true for both individuals and organizations. I agree. Our brains...
by Jamie Notter | May 3, 2007 | Individual Development, Leadership
Here’s some more from Sutton’s book about assholes, that also ties into the post before that about the “next level.” Sutton has a section about “how to stop your inner jerk from getting out.” In it, he points to a problem inherent in our hypercompetitive, constant...
by Jamie Notter | May 1, 2007 | Individual Development
A mentor asked me an important question the other day. She said, “What does the next level look like for you?” The question caught me off guard, because we were discussing a very specific issue at the time. But the question was not about the specific issue. It was...
