Perspectives on Change
Exploring the Human Side of Change
How Thinking Too Much Can Hurt Performance at Work
This just in: Thinking can hinder performance. Dr. Debbie Crews, a sports psychology researcher, conducted an interesting experiment with golfers. She assembled two groups. One group included golfers who were consistently good at putting. The other group was...
Career Tips from Groucho Marx: The Power of a Well-Timed Pause
For the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about the importance of creating space in our work. One example came from football. But this week’s example comes from a very different place: comedy. Groucho Marx, the legendary comedian and host of You Bet Your Life, had...
The Courage to Quit Talking
In this short series on the potential impact of space, I’ve quoted poet Kay Ryan in every post. So there’s no need to stop now. She wrote, “It takes a courageous person to leave spaces empty.” I was reminded of that line while helping my friend Karl Berger write...
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