THRIVE

Posted April 25, 2014 • Leadership,Mindfulness • by Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.

Increasingly these days, in the quiet moments of reflection that I am honored and grateful to share with top executives, they “admit” to me the following: “I want to pursue a career in another field– one that is not known for traveling every week of the year” and “I want to move from NYC to Maine in order to slow down my family’s pace of life and lower our living expenses”.

If you want others to “lean in,” you need to “lean out”

Posted April 15, 2014 • Leadership • by Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.

I recently returned from a business trip in the Middle East and was reminded that leadership dilemmas don’t vary that widely from country to country, from continent to continent.

Can too much mindfulness hamper creativity?

Posted January 29, 2014 • Mindfulness • by Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.

In a recent New York Times Magazine article called “Breathing in vs. Spacing out: Is mindfulness always best?” author Dan Hurley compares the benefits of being mindful versus letting your mind wander, and concludes that too much mindfulness could hamper creativity.

Put your negative emotions to work – in your favor

Posted January 24, 2014 • Emotional Intelligence,Leadership • by Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.

The other day I was working with two senior executives at a global healthcare company. They came to me because they need to work together but are having trouble getting along.

The hazards of looking on the bright side

Posted January 16, 2014 • Change • by Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.

In my line of work, it’s easy to look for something wrong to fix. Much of the time, leaders call me precisely because there’s a problem – a team can’t get along; a core market has been disrupted; communication has broken down; a leader is not performing at his potential…the list of what’s wrong can seem endless.