Sublime

The first step toward change is awareness.

Now, let go of all these reactions and judgments. Look at the following two columns of words and think about positive examples of people you’ve worked with who would fall into each column. Think about teams you’ve worked on that have needed some of each and what the right ratio would be. Then think about times in your life when you’ve been in each

Continuous recognition is a powerful driver of engagement:

Self-management is your ability to use your awareness of your emotions to stay flexible and direct your behavior positively.

In What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, veteran executive coach Marshall Goldsmith explains that high-level executives often subtly (and sometimes blatantly) put down their peers and subordinates to make themselves feel smarter or more Important. What putting others down actually accomplishes is shutting down effective communication.

The mixed martial arts pioneer and multi-title champion Frank Shamrock has a system he trains fighters in that he calls plus, minus, and equal. Each fighter, to become great, he said, needs to have someone better that they can learn from, someone lesser who they can teach, and someone equal that they can challenge themselves against.

Needs don’t have to be purely reactive to negative moods, though. Needs can also be proactive.

everyday practice of these various philosophies can bring about sustainable change to education for everyone,