5 Ways to Improve Culture in the Workplace

If it was easy…..

During a very difficult project I was working on, I threw up my hands and said to my boss, “this is really difficult”. What he said next has stayed with me: “if it was easy, anyone could do it and I wouldn’t need you” That snapped me out of it and I went on to

“Tunes” Day

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will look into the commonalities between the two. In classical music, mistakes are easily identifiable and frowned upon; but in jazz, they are embraced, because “errors” encourage improvisation. Thelonious Monk, who was known for his creative improvisation, was always

Start with Why

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle is more than a model. It’s a perspective shift that aligns and connects deeply with how our brain functions, influencing our logical and emotional responses. You can use it as an individual, team, or company: 1. Identify your “Why”: What’s your core belief? Or your company’s purpose?2. Clarify your “How”: How

Word of the day

Hakshavah Hakshavah is difficult to translate into English. Although usually rendered as “attentive listening,” hakshavah is more subtle and more complicated than that. It has affinities with what psychoanalyst Theodor Reik, PhD, (1888-1969) called, “listening with the third ear.”1 It is what rabbinical scholars describe as inner listening, which requires attaining “an inner quiet and avoiding

Quote of the day

Every Saturday, I will post the quote I find most interesting:

Five for Friday

I have gathered five things that I found interesting. Every Friday, I will provide five items. There will be no structure to this list, just things that piqued my interest. I hope you enjoy:

What is your “Way”

The “Way” is our identity. Without one, we are lost. As Max Depree once said, “Management has a lot to do with answers. Leadership is a function of questions. And the first question for a leader always is: ‘“who do we intend to be?’ Not ‘What are we going to do?’ but ‘Who do we intend to

Pebbling

From Adam Grant: Sending memes, links, and videos to others isn’t trivial. It signals that you’re thinking of them and want them to share your joy. It’s known as pebbling, based on penguins gifting pebbles to potential partners. Pebbling is an act of care. Every pebble is a bid for connection.

“Tunes” Day

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will look into the commonalities between the two. In jazz performance, there is no decision-making center, and the score, if it exists, offers only a rough framework. Therefore, band members have to communicate with each other continuously while they