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27 results (expanded search) for "psychology"
Administrative
Project Pre-Mortem
Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.
Administrative
Diagnosing Team Stage with Tuckman Model
Identify which of four stages your team sits in today, and adapt your leadership style accordingly instead of using one fixed approach.
Psychological
Gratitude Visit
Write to someone who positively shaped you, then deliver personally.
Psychological
RAIN Meditation
Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture — four steps to heal a hard emotion.
Psychological
Just-World Test
"People deserve what happens to them" — test on people you love.
Psychological
Weekly New Strength Use
Each week, use one of your strengths in a new way.
Professional
Power Posing (Cuddy)
Wonder Woman pose 2 min before — raises testosterone.
Professional
Process Goals
Don't target "$100K this year" — target "3 sales calls daily".
Social
DESC Script for a Tough Conversation
Write four sentences: Describe the behavior, Express the impact, Specify the change, Consequences.
Social
One Specific Appreciation per Day
Each day, tell one person about a specific act they did or a precise quality — no "you are great".
Social
Six of Aron's 36 Questions
Trade six escalating-depth questions with a close person to deepen intimacy in 30 minutes.
Social
Reclaim Credit Without Confrontation
If your idea is publicly credited to another, correct the record with three friendly specific sentences immediately.
Social
Financial Lending Boundary
Unified personal policy: I don't lend from salary, I gift up to a known cap — avoid awkwardness.
Social
"Best Part" Question
Replace the rote "how are you" with "what was the best part of your week?".
Social
Social Gratitude Journal
After each event, log 3 moments of "connection" — evidence stacks against anxiety.
Administrative
Go to the Gemba
Don't analyze a problem from your desk. Go where it happens and observe 30 minutes before suggesting a fix.
Administrative
Audit of "Only-Me" Tasks
Log every task you do for a full week, then tag: delegable / non-delegable.
Administrative
Lewin Model: Unfreeze-Move-Refreeze
Three core phases of any change: unfreeze status quo, move it, refreeze the new state.
Administrative
Weekly Gemba Walk
Go to the workplace, observe yourself, ask "why" 3 times, don't intervene.
Administrative
Quarterly Team Health-Check Survey
Five anonymous questions each quarter surface problems nobody will voice aloud in a meeting.
Leadership
Strategic Silence in Major Announcements
After any impactful announcement, deliberately pause 24-48 hours before extra detail — let people absorb before you flood them with more talk.
Leadership
The Coaching vs. Mentoring Distinction in Practice
Before any development conversation, ask yourself: will I ask questions (coaching) or share my experience (mentoring)? Mixing them fails both.
Leadership
Coaching Through a Plateau
When someone's progress stalls despite real effort, look for what changed in their performance pattern, not just "less motivation".
Leadership
Managing the Pain of Change Deliberately
Real change needs some tension, not zero — your role isn't removing all discomfort, but keeping it within a range that produces learning, not collapse.
Parenting
Weekly Kindness Curriculum
A small act of kindness your child plans weekly — builds the moral brain early.
Parenting
Daily Strength-Spotting Ritual
Not a generic slogan ("every child is special") but a specific daily ritual documenting one actual strength the parent witnessed today.
Digital & AI
Analytics Avoidance Trap
Check stats once weekly, not 20 times daily. Production loves silence.