Jeff Saari
Positive and Negative Thinking

There are many people out there that think positive thinking is the holy grail.  There's nothing wrong with that per se, but we can't live up to the ideal of not thinking negatively can we?  We all have negative thoughts, judgments, and feelings from time to time; some more than others....

Positive and Negative Thinking
Jeff Saari
Taking Calculated Risks

Recently I was able to do something that I have never done before:  speak to 1200 people over 2 days up on the big stage.  I was asked to speak to the incoming new students about managing anxiety at Keene State College.  The experience and collaboration with the student affairs folks was truly amazing, totally went ...

Taking Calculated Risks
Jeff Saari
The Economy of Emotions

I have been hearing lately in many places this notion of the economy of motion, that is making each movement as efficient as possible.  So if you are weight lifting for instance, or running, you don't want to waste energy in inefficient body movements.  Not only do you not get the benefit of the gains you want,...

The Economy of Emotions
Jeff Saari
Take a calculated pause like this manager ...

I am supporting a manager in a company currently who was on the rocks with his team.  He was even on the track to be fired until I was called in to facilitate a transformation in his leadership.  Now before I make it all about me, I tell you it takes two to make a transformation happen:  my support...

Take a calculated pause like this manager does...
Jeff Saari
Your Manager Should be Doing This...

In a recent session with a middle manager we struck something pretty profound.  Now I get paid to listen to people, help them see their motivations, goals, and then support them to get what they want.  In this particular case I had gotten some feedback from his team that at times he can be defensive and talk...

Your Manager Should be Doing This...

Appreciation in the Air Today?

I want to caution you that your business or organization's morale may not be as good as you think it is.  I have heard a few times recently how great the morale is from a senior manager, only to have that refuted by one of the front-line staff to me in private.  There seems to be a disconnect between people's perceptions of reality.  How can one person think it's great and another not?  It's the same...

The Health of a Business

As most people know I am a health and fitness ‘nut’.  Before a meeting the other day it occurred to me that the analogy of what you put into your body, and the effect thereof translates to business.  On the one hand, if you eat junk food or excessive carbohydrates for instance, you will feel sluggish, tired, and overall fatigued.  On the other hand if you don’t eat enough food, your body doesn’t...