Dread, the Passive Roadblock to Action

Dread, the Passive Roadblock to Action – by Arnie Wohlgemut Please save me from ______ (You fill in the blank). We all have things in life we dread (and avoid): cleaning the house, the morning Zoom call or commute; budget meetings; impromptu situations, you name it. I DREAD annual performance review time. They are reportedly an important part of management, …

Optimism, A Learned Mindset

Optimism, A Learned Mindset – by Arnie Wohlgemut Success follows a positive mental attitude and learned optimism. Luck has nothing to do with it. Martin Seligman wrote in his book Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, “Optimism is the most important quality you can develop for personal and professional success and happiness”. Optimism can be learned …

The Exception Practices of Great Leadership

The Exception Practices of Great Leadership. By Arnie Wohlgemut I believe that we are living in an age of reckoning, needing to address past actions and the “normal” we created for ourselves. This has everything to do with how we have and continue to treat each other. The beliefs that we have copied from others, and our profit focused capitalism. …

New Levels, Same ‘Devils’ (Avoiding Old Practices in the New Normal)

New Levels, Same ‘Devils’ (Avoiding Old Practices in the New Normal) – by Arnie Wohlgemut What does the future look like? Do I have what it takes? What will the new normal be? Stay with me, I know these questions have been said many times in this past year. “Somethings deserve our attention. Somethings deserve our focus.” Arnie Wohlgemut It …