In 2008, Gallup scientists reported on a research project that surveyed more than one million work teams, conducted more than 20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and spoke with more than 10,000 "followers" around the world asking people why they followed the important leaders in their life. Results of...

As a leadership development coach, I was thrilled when I noticed that April's Harvard Business Review was entirely devoted to the topic of failure -- how to understand it, learn from it, and recover from it. It spoke about resilience -- the capacity to rebound from failures and disappointments --...

"Perfectionism attaches to what is valued in the culture," said Gloria Steinem in a recent keynote address. In our culture, perfection means a thin body shape for women. Our societal value holds that "if I can attain the perfect body, i.e. the thin body, then I am OK. If I...

I was at the hair dresser yesterday and flipping through a magazine about beauty rather than looking at the work material I'd brought with me. I was appalled. The entire magazine seemed to be one big advertisement for cosmetic surgery, geared towards women in their 20's and 30's. The main...

It's that time of year for active giving and receiving. As I choose which of the soliciting envelopes to open, and which worthy organization will receive small checks from me, I've been reflecting on my own different ways of giving and receiving back.

As a psychologist, some people say...

On my 40th birthday I was at a retreat center participating in my first ever yoga weekend which happened to be taught by the renowned Amrit Desai, the original yogi at the Kripalu Center in Mass. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but it was a way...

When we live with stress, we seem to get more critical of ourselves rather than more compassionate. Unfortunately, if one has a harsh inner critic lurking in the psyche, it comes to the fore when things get tough.

The economic crisis is wreaking havoc on some peoples' self-confidence and...

"The greatest regret is love unexpressed".

Sitting on a meditation mat, I recently had one of those life-changing experiences. I'm not a regular at contemplative ventures, but I attended a two day retreat that involved hours of sitting and walking in silence in a peaceful environment, attending...

When I was in college I used to add up the hours I spent doing my homework; the more hours I put in, the higher moral status I gave myself. Pathetic? But I was brought up to think that hard work, and particularly hard intellectual work, made me a better...