By Ellen Cooperperson, on October 7th, 2011
It may be true, as Robert Fulghum famously said, that “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” Stuff like: “Play Fair. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Clean up your own mess.” Trouble is, many people seem to have left those lessons back in kindergarten—and kept their childish behavior into adulthood. One executive I know told me that she couldn’t believe she actually had to write a memo telling her employees, “Clean up after yourself. Your mother doesn’t live here!” . . . → Read More: Welcome to ‘Kindergarten’—Time to Clean Up Your Mess
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By Ellen Cooperperson, on March 1st, 2011
What causes the knowing-doing gap in people? It is so powerful – even when they know they are killing themselves, people hold on to the old habits and resist change. The same thing occurs with too many business people, even though they know that continuing to behave in old, unproductive ways will destroy their business (and often themselves.) They won’t change. (What this client and many other business people like him really want is just relief from their feelings of anxiety – but not to actually change what is causing that anxiety.) . . . → Read More: THE KNOWING-DOING GAP
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By Ellen Cooperperson, on February 22nd, 2011
One of the most common challenges I face is clients who are stuck in old unproductive (or even destructive) habits. These issues must be addressed first before progress can be made in helping leaders grow their businesses to the next level. Dealing with old, well-set-in habits is difficult work and may be painful to change, but it is a small price to pay for making positive advances toward the person you would like to become and the life you want to lead. . . . → Read More: GETTING UNSTUCK: CHANGING THE NEGATIVE PATTERNS THAT STOP YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD
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