Have you ever wanted to tell off a coworker? AI can help you … not get fired. A memo rewrite has gone viral–but is the rewrite really any better? “Karen from Accounting” is going to be replaced … but what are the human soft skills that AI can’t replace? And could AI be a tool to help you engage with …
The minutes you have to change the world
I recently lost a friend due to tragic circumstances. My friend had a huge orbit of impact, and those in the orbit are feeling the loss deeply. One of them posted this: People could ask about the business name in the comments, yeah, sure. But can you imagine how good those employees felt that night? Can you imagine the value …
AR and VR: What to do about it
As mentioned in the second post in this series on AR, VR and the metaverse, cyberpunk predicted a world where technology would so immerse us that we would be seduced and swayed by it without hardly thinking. “The disease of images” We looked at, of all things, Saved by the Bell. The show and its type, for teens and kids, …
Podcast 87: Ask one more question
A short episode for a simple subject: Asking one more question can transform the interactions you have with others. We would love your questions and comments for future episodes: Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or view below.
Which version of being intentional works for you?
I have a client who has been reading coach Urban Meyer’s “Above the Line.” Meyer discusses the Success Formula: E + R = O. That is, an Event plus my Response to that event yields the Outcome. Events happen to us. What is under our control is how we respond to those events. Meyer points out that it is not …
Fighting addictions (even to phones) with naming
The second half of a recent Fresh Air features Dr. Anna Lembke and her new book, “Dopamine Nation.” It’s about the brain’s reaction to pleasure and pain, and how that relates to addictions. She asks her patients struggling with addiction to practice “radical honesty.” And so one of the things I recommend to my patients in addition to, you know, …
Podcast 69: No one is the bad guy in their own movie!
No one is the bad guy in their own movie! Mark and Mike provide examples of people convinced that they are the heroes in their story. They also discuss how this mindset impacts how you approach and coach these people. This podcast actually raises more questions then it answers. Check it out! We would love your questions and comments for …
Socrates on feedback
My translation of Plato’s Republic includes the Cleitophon, a tiny little document that scholars doubt was written by Plato. But it is a dialogue like many of Plato’s works, and it reads as a reaction to the Republic. The student, Cleitophon, has questions and concerns about the teachings of Socrates. We talk about feedback (including in podcast form) quite a …
Should you take action–or take stock?
Taking action is a challenge. Sometimes, that’s because you can’t decide on which action to take. “I just know what I’m doing now ain’t working.” Other times, it’s because you know your actions are working … but you don’t like where it’s taking you. “Something’s gotta give.” There is help available for both situations. You’ll find it in the following …
What a black cemetery teaches us about self control
Plot twists ahead I read that this photo is one of a kind: the only surviving Civil War portrait of a black soldier with his family. As of 2010, it belongs in the Library of Congress archives. And, according to Rockcastle’s Mount Vernon Signal, the soldier has now been identified as Sergeant Samuel Smith, United States Colored Troops. The grave …
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