Posts by Valerie Patrick
The Power of Authenticity
The power of authenticity is that it is the secret to effective collaboration. Collaboration is not about team-building, trust-building, or mind-reading. Collaboration results from the connection of our authentic selves. Collaboration results from the connection of our authentic selves. Valerie Patrick Authenticity is “the quality of being genuine and true to one’s own values” (http://psychologydictionary.org/authenticity/).…
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Emotion at Work
There is a cause and an effect to expressing emotions in the workplace. The cause depends on several factors as does the effect. Thankfully, while the cause is largely beyond our control, the effect is not. Emotions are caused by our interaction with our world. You can probably think of at least a few examples…
Read MoreHow to Put Your Best Behavior Forward
It is hard to put our best behavior forward every moment of every day. There are helpful and unhelpful forces at work both inside and outside of us that impact our behaviors. The helpful forces include our conscious thought processes, an attitude open to possibility, and interacting with people that have our best interests in…
Read MoreHow to Tap the Gender Competitive Advantage
There’s a gender competitive advantage to tap because there is a gender leadership gap. The fact that a gender leadership gap persists in companies, given that the workforce is nearly half men and women (http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/women-sp-500-companies), is more unfortunate than it is unfair. It is unfortunate because there are several data points showing that the presence…
Read MoreHow to Stop Repelling Those Who Think Differently
During my podcast interview with Angie McArthur (eposide 17 at http://scienceofsuccess.libsyn.com/podcast), we got into a discussion about the natural tendency to repel those who think differently than us so I wondered about how to stop repelling those who think differently. This blog post identifies what I am calling the three E’s of why we repel…
Read MoreThe Art of Truth-Seeking Through Consensus
The art of truth-seeking through consensus seems to be a lost art these days even though it is needed more today than ever before. The art of truth-seeking through consensus is about informing impactful action that enriches lives and addressing obstacles that block well-being. The art of truth-seeking through consensus needs to compete with other…
Read MoreA New Construct for Social Secrets of Success
The new construct for social secrets of success comes from the first six months and 14 episodes of the “Science-Based Business Success” podcast show (see http://scienceofsuccess.libsyn.com, previously the “Science of Success: Social Secrets” podcast). Comparing the social secrets from these episodes to the skills needed for the 21st century workforce as reported by the National…
Read MoreValue Creation through Integrated People Management
Value creation through integrated people management is exemplified by the integrated reporting movement that leading companies are beginning to embrace. When I headed up sustainability for Bayer’s North America operations, integrated reporting to top executives meant that both the financial data and environmental, safety, and health data were at the same level of assurance so…
Read MoreHow the Brain Makes the Simple Complicated
This blog post on how the brain makes the simple complicated was inspired by my podcast interview with neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova (see episode 14 at http://scienceofsuccess.libsyn.com/podcast). In the interview, Dr. Markova commented that we now have evidence to support a difference between the way a man’s brain is structured and the way a woman’s…
Read MoreYour Brain on Collaboration
I got interested in your brain on collaboration when Laurie Weingart, in my podcast interview with her, said to think of emotion as a filter through which we listen to others (see episode 13 at http://libsyn.com/podcast). Then I came across a video by Dr. John Medina, author of Brain Rules, in which he says he…
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