Posttraumatic growth (PTG) describes the positive change some people experience through sustained struggle with crisis or trauma. This growth does more than restore equilibrium. It propels individuals to levels of functioning they would never have reached without adversity. Research now confirms what practitioners have long observed: humans don’t merely recover from trauma—they can leverage it.Read more
People are always asking me how to become more resilient. Actually, they’re not. They’re usually asking things like, “Where’s the restroom?” or, “Could this meeting have been an email?” But every now and then someone asks, “How can I become more resilient?” The answer is surprisingly simple: stop expecting life to cooperate. Mike Tyson supposedlyRead more
That’s the question I encourage my healthcare clients to ask. Traditionally I helped clients develop one-, three-, five-, and ten-year strategies. I don’t do that anymore. Organizations change too quickly. Both technological advancements and their relevance to businesses change too fast, and external global forces tilt the world in unforeseen ways. Now, instead, I concentrateRead more
The short answer is they don’t believe in them, but Beliefs, Actions, and Results (BAR) offers a new way to think about the environment of the organization—an ecosystem where people embrace risk, and excellence prevails amid fortitude and good judgment. Beliefs reflect those perceptions leaders consider “correct.” Over time, the group learns that certain beliefsRead more
No one seems to agree about the origin of the term “sacred cow.” Before it emerged as an idiom in America in the latter part of the 19th Century, some believe the term simply described the elevated place cows enjoyed in Hinduism. Or, the term may have originated with the legendary hero, Prithu, who assumed theRead more
