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What Gets You Up in the Morning?
Mindfulness | COMMENTS | May 24, 2013
In the last several weeks, I had two radically different experiences spending extended time with leaders at two large, global companies. A long, alcohol-fueled dinner with the first group was a pure downer: dull, rote and devoid of positive energy.The day with the second — a group of young managers at Google — was utterly exhilarating. After eight hours together, discussing what it takes to be an inspiring leader, the conversation was still going strong.
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Tony Schwartz
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How to Be Mindful in an 'Unmanageable' World
Excellence, Mindfulness, Renewal | 4 COMMENTS | February 27, 2013
"I believe this is a very special moment in history, a kind of perfect storm.
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Avoid the Envy Trap
Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Relationships | 11 COMMENTS | February 5, 2013
We were sitting around a table, talking about someone we all know, who is very successful in our field. Instinctively, I started in. "He's incredibly full of himself," I said. "And kind of a phony." One of my colleagues, a great mimic, did a spot-on imitation of the way this fellow speaks. We laughed uproariously. The Greek chorus chimed in and piled on. A dig here. A jab there.
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Tony Schwartz
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What If You Could Truly Be Yourself at Work?
Emotional Needs, Mindfulness, Practices, Relationships | 4 COMMENTS | January 23, 2013
For two years now, we have been holding regular "community" meetings at our office to give team members an opportunity to check in about how they're doing, not just professionally but also personally. Each person answers several questions beginning with a deceptively simple one: "How are you feeling today?"* The rest of us simply listen.
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Tony Schwartz
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What Women Know about Leadership that Men Don't
Leadership, Mindfulness | 2 COMMENTS | October 31, 2012
No single challenge has been greater for me as a leader than learning how to take better care of the people I lead, and to create a safe, supportive space in which they can thrive. Like most men I know, I grew up with very little modeling around empathy — the ability to recognize, experience and be sensitive to what others are feeling.
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Tony Schwartz
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