Month: September 2021

In Stronger, George S. Everly Jr., Douglas A. Strouse, and Dennis K. McCormack discuss people’s ability to overcome adversity and develop resiliency. They focus on five core factors of personal resiliency: optimism, decisive action, moral compass, tenacity, and support. Because people’s responses to their situations matter more than the situations themselves, resilience is an important…

Believe in Human Potential for Greatness First and foremost, coaches need to believe that all people have special gifts that make them uniquely magnificent. Belief in human potential is absolutely essential to helping people maximize their talents. This belief needs to persist despite initial evidence to the contrary, despite mistakes and difficult circumstances. Even subconscious…

Sometimes life’s circumstances are out of people’s control. However, how individuals think, feel, and behave as a result of those circumstances is very much within their control. It is simply a matter of learning to think, react, and respond in positive and productive ways. Sebastian Bailey and Octavius Black share scientifically based exercises and techniques…

Societies and companies are confronting three enormous challenges that demand major changes to the way business has always been done: Mega Challenge 1: Hotter (and Cleaner). Estimates by leading consultants, such as McKinsey and PricewaterhouseCoopers, suggest that individuals and businesses must reduce carbon emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 in order to avoid…