In a recent planning session I facilitated, I had the honor of watching a CEO demonstrate beautifully the skill of assertiveness. During the intense two-day meeting, he proposed his ideas clearly and directly. He explored the inevitable resistance to change and new goals without anger, impatience or frustration. He was poised, calm, engaged and comfortable inhabiting [...]

My interview this month features Hal Movius, founder of Movius Consulting and author of the new book, Resolve: Negotiating Life’s Conflicts with Greater Confidence. Hal is an applied psychologist who helps leaders and teams better manage negotiations, relationships, and themselves. A graduate of Harvard, Hal earned a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Ari [...]

People’s first inclination when a job, a relationship or something of the same importance in their life is not working is to start planning their escape to something else. One of my teachers, Tom Brown “The Tracker,” says, a fleeing animal is a vulnerable animal. It is the same for you. If you are running away, then you are acting from a position of weakness, no [...]

I search for practices I can do anywhere, that meet multiple needs, and reinforce my core values. For me, the practice of walking 30 minutes or more a day is the “practice” equivalent of a wonder drug. The health benefits of walking are numerous and well documented. It boosts our immune system, reduces the prevalence of metabolic conditions, reduces the risk of cardi [...]