FABIO KOHLER is an artist and musician. Here he explores the mystical aspect of creativity, and how meditation helps him to engage more deeply with th

Portrait painting

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES shares some thoughts on the nature of mutual trust and respect, and why we can trust without respecting, and

The difference between trust and respect

Peace demands...

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the need for effective internal communication and decision-making within organizations, and how we 

Treating insiders like outsiders

VICTOR KANNAN explores the debate around whether AI has consciousness. He comes up with a very compelling logic for how it can easily be solved.There 

Why not artificial consciousness?

Definition of consciousness

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES presents an overview of his recent book, The Power of Collaborative Leadership: Tested Practices for Today’s

Collaborative leadership

MUHAMMED HANIFF ABDUL RAZAK, Coordinator at the Multi-Faith Multicultural Center and Pure Land Learning College, shares how the organization has been 

A model city of peace and harmony

Drop in the ocean

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his time honored approach to improving relationships among different types of personalities in the bu

Navigating disagreements 

TEJINDER KAUR BASRA shares findings from the panel discussion she moderated during the Global Spirituality Mahotsav with SULEKHA KUMBHARE, SWAMI ATMAR

The purpose of work and its role in a happy society

SWAMI MUKUNDANANDA shares his thoughts on the responsibility of each one of us to bring about change in the world, and the need to create a culture th

The crossroads of modernization

GOUR GOPAL DAS is an Indian monk, lifestyle coach, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He talks about the inevitability of problems 

There will always be problems

The beauty of dreams

In January 2024 in Paris, two key figures in the environmental energy revolution in Europe met to explore regeneration together. They are ANTOINE DENO

Regenerative business

Taste the joys in life

DR. ICHAK ADIZES explores how the speed and depth of our activities impact the quality of the work we do and the lives we lead. What message do you ta

Faster and shallower

Pioneer of the future

MERETE NØRGAARD is in dialogue with EMILIE MOGENSEN. Through her company, Living Voice (www.livingvoice.dk), Merete works with leaders and communicato

Living voice

DR. SNEHAL DESHPANDE has been a developmental therapist in the field of Pediatric Physiotherapy for 30 years. She deals with families whose children e

Striking a balance:  work, life, and you

Following up on last month’s article, STANISLAS LAJUGIE shares details about our sleep patterns and what is needed to create a really healthy sleep ro

How is your sleep health?

How to get along with people

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR ICHAK ADIZES experiments with exposure therapy, facing his shadows, and learning how to tackle the negative habits he want

Solving problems

Problems

STANISLAS LAJUGIE offers us some very clear research on sleep hygiene, explains why it’s important to get a restful night’s sleep, and definitely conv

Why wake the witch? 

Enriching life

MIA BARNES shares some tips on intention setting to create positive affirmations for mental health and well-being.How do you use affirmations in your 

Positive affirmations

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the benefits of mutual trust and respect in creating a conducive environment at work for encouragin

Innovation and talent

What you can create

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR ICHAK ADIZES does some deep digging into the past to understand his behaviour. The results are life-changing and very touc

On being a narcissist

PARIDHI SINGH is a lawyer and freelance writer living in London. After years of letting ambition drive her, she shares the burn-out moment that made h

When success fails

Fate

DR. ICHAK ADIZES is nostalgic for a time when he could be in tune with the natural world, at peace with himself, and unrushed by modern life.Over thir

Searching for peace

Three rules of work

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES challenges the notion that smarter is always better. What is able to surface when we move beyond the intelle

The perils of being “too smart”

RAVI VENKATESAN takes us on a journey through the world of Artificial Intelligence, charting its history and developments, and also exploring where we

ChatGPT – gamechanger or hype?

Presencing an emerging future

Align, execute, renew

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES pulls together more than 40 years of experience and knowledge in organizational consulting to give us a simp

Organizational  health




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  DR. ICHAK ADIZES
    has been helping organizations to manage change for over forty years. His
    recent public

How to manage in times of crisis




  SRIRAM RAGHAVENDRAN
    shares some wise words and personal experience of managing peer pressure
    when he was at college.





  There is this

Peer pressure




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  DR. ICHAK ADIZES leads us through an evolutionary journey from pre-human times up to today.
    He looks at what

The future is the heart


  

  
    STANISLAS LAJUGIE
      explains how we can cultivate the habit of happiness, even though our
      nervous system is wired for negativity

Create the habit of happiness

Be a rainbow






  STANISLAS
      LAJUGIE challenges the myth that we make most of the decisions in our lives. Why do we keep
    encountering similar circumstan

Who is really running the show?





JUST THINKING
      AND
      FEELING







DR. ICHAK
      ADIZES celebrates the beauty and positivity of laughter in relationships and in creat

Laugh more, live longer

Work-life balance





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        DR. ICHAK
                ADIZES explores the needs of customers, clients, shareholders, and

Who are the clients?

What is fate?


  STANISLAS
      LAJUGIE explores modern psychological theories of managing emotions, and even better, how to let
    go of our past emotional patte

Step into the future of emotions


        DR. ICHAK ADIZES
            explores the differences between the inanimate and animate, and among different lifeforms,
        to discover w

What makes us human?

Emotions

Try new things


      
      STAN LAJUGIE
        explains the science behind focus and attention, and the role of
        meditation in helping us develop these vit

Are your thoughts your friends?

We have a choice


  LAYA IYER
    is in her second year of Computer Science at Stanford University,
    California. She talks about what motivated her journey as a you

Dive into research young!


  BALAJI IYER
    shares 4 ideas for building a high-performance team, and why these ideas
    make a difference. This is based on his professional e

Leading with empathy


    DR. ICHAK
            ADIZES
        shares some insights on how best to resist temptations. This has huge
        implications for our success o

How to resist temptations


  DAAJI shares
  the yogic practice of mudras, offering a few examples. They are so
  simple and practical that they are perfect for workplace well-b

Mudras@work


  DR. ICHAK
      ADIZES
    tackles the challenging topic of good delegation, which is so essential for
    a healthy work life. He presents 5 princ

5 imperatives of delegation

Fitness@work


    VANI
            KOLA, venture capitalist and founder of Kalaari Capital, is interviewed
        by
            LAYA IYER
        about moving to

How clear is your communication?


  GUILA CLARA
      KESSOUS
    is a member of Harvard University’s affiliated Institute of Coaching,
    the UNESCO artist for peace, and an art the

Subtle skills for authentic leadership: heartificial intelligence

In another's shoes


    COLLEEN CHULIS
        talks about mothers as role models for girls to be strong and free
        spirited. The world fell in love with a little 

The kids are going crazy!


        DR. ICHAK ADIZES
          addresses the topics of aging gracefully, family health, and the role
          of the extended family unit for st

Age, time, and wisdom


        EMILIE MOGENSEN
          attended
          STEVE MACADAM’s
          module as part of The Inner MBA, and she is deeply inspired
          

The 4 phases of community


        DR. ICHAK ADIZES
          addresses organizational health, effectiveness, and efficiency, using
          the idea of systems and subsystems

What makes an organization healthy?

Peace@work


        CLAUDE SILVER
          is the Global Chief Heart Officer at Vayner Media, a modern-day
          communications agency. Here she shares some

A leader everyone wants to work with


        KAREN EYÞÓRSDÓTTIR works for the city of Reykjavik in the field of climate change and
        European cooperation, adopting international st

Changing the system from within

  
        DIVYA RAO
          shares her experience taking personality tests and how the present
          generation’s approach to establishing rela

Know thyself: take a personality test!

 
        EMILIE MOGENSEN
          attended
          STEVE MACADAM’s module as part of The Inner MBA, and she is deeply
          inspired by his wa

Building authentic communities

                                
DR. ICHAK ADIZES is an expert in change management for organizations. Here he shares some thoughts on leadership, and

Enabling future leaders

The best type of leader

  
        VIRGINIA CUTCHIN
        is a multilingual intercultural relations consultant, a health and
        wellness coach, and a neurolanguage® co

Building-Community-Through-Communication1

Building community through communication


  VIRGINIA CUTCHIN is a multilingual,
    intercultural relations consultant, a health and wellness coach, and a neurolanguage® coach. In part
    2 

Evolving social values

 
        DR. ICHAK ADIZES
          is an expert in change management for organizations. Here he shares
          some thoughts on the twin qualities

Collaboration and cooperation

 
        MICHAEL STAUSHOLM
          has been working with sustainability in the business world for more
          than 20 years. He is the founder a

Planting hope

Collaboration


  MELISSA BERNSTEIN is the co-founder of Melissa &amp; Doug, a
    toy company with a mission to “provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a se

Meeting Melissa: transforming darkness into creativity

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  DR. ICHAK ADIZES is an expert in change
    management for organizations. Here he shares some thoughts on doing no

The benefits of doing nothing

Value yourself


    VIRGINIA CUTCHIN is a multilingual
        intercultural consultant and neurolanguage® coach who helps professionals cultivate language skills
  

Language and Culture


    VANESSA PATEL shares her experience of working in
    multicultural teams, and how different cultures interpret similar situations.







As a s

Communication and diversity


  DIVYA CHOWDHARY manages to integrate a
  cultural divide in rural Texas, and learn more about herself in the process. She especially shares some us

But why?

Culture


    TAMI SIMON
        is the founder of multimedia platform, Sounds True, and the educational
        program, The Inner MBA. Tami has grown Sounds 

What is your path of change?


    DR. ICHAK ADIZES is an expert in change
        management for organizations. Here he shares some thoughts on why we celebrate diversity, cultura

On diversity


        DR. ICHAK ADIZES is an expert in change
            management for organizations. Here he shares some
            of the reasons why companie

Why we are not responsible toward the environment


    TAMI SIMON is
        the founder of multimedia platform, Sounds True, and the educational program
        The Inner MBA. Tami has grown Sounds T

The Inner MBA

Hidden resources at work


        TAMI SIMON is the founder of the multimedia
                platform, Sounds True, and the educational program, The Inner MBA. Tami has grown

Sounds true

Experience


  DR. ICHAK ADIZES is an expert in change management for
  organizations. Here he shares his
  experience of how to bring new strategy into an organi

Why structure first?


    On the International Day of Peace, September 21, 2021,
        DR. ICHAK ADIZES
        shared his experience on the future of management with me

More on the future of management


    SCOTT SHUTE
        is a pioneer in creating workplace mindfulness programs and advancing the
        discussion around compassion at work. He is

Vulnerable leaders

What you love


    MAMATA VENKAT
        shares 6 simple time management tools you can apply that will help combat
        the stress that comes with balancing mult

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