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Leadership
Tips on how to respond to workplace negativity
A Leader’s Imperative to Cut Through Clutter
The Reverse Psychology of Temptation
Protect Your Sweet Spot
The Secret to Motivating People
How to Manage Stress, and the Difference Between Arrogance and Confidence
Defend Your Sweet Spot
Spending time on projects that he considered unimportant was driving Carlos* insane. Carlos is an excellent leader. He’s turned around every business that he’s led…
The Emotional Adventure of Leadership
I was lost. I looked at the map and my heart raced as I admitted to myself — only to myself — that I had…
The Mouthwash Principle: For Max Effectiveness At Work, Rinse And Repeat
I had what I considered a pretty solid dental routine: floss and brush twice a day. That’s enough, right? Not according to my new dentist.…
The Challenge: Do One Emotionally Difficult Thing Every Day
The email was compelling–a personal note from Jared*, a man I like and respect. He had taken over from me as president of the board…
How to Respond to Emotional Outbursts
“Please, Daddy, please? Can we open our presents from you now?” It was the third night of Hanukkah and my wife Eleanor, our three young…
Do People Really Want You to Be Honest?
My wife Eleanor and I were walking up a mountain road, enjoying a rare moment of being alone together. As we rounded a bend, we…
The Power of Workplace Do-It-Yourself
Plural Investments*, a hedge fund started several years ago, had a problem. They needed art on the walls of their New York City offices. It…
How to Avoid Becoming a Person You Hate
I was so angry my whole body was shaking. I stared at Günther* with hate, my left hand in a fist and my right hand…
One Thing I’ve Learned From The Wall Street Protests
During a bleak, cold winter in New York City, a park is occupied by thousands who stand there day and night for weeks. Nobody knows…
What’s Your One Big Theme?
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, the time when we think about our past year and plan for our next. What do I want…
The #1 Killer of Meetings (And What You Can Do About It)
“That was dreadful. Not only was I bored, everyone else was bored too. Disengaged. I’m terrible at facilitating these kinds…
What the Academy Awards Tell Us About Teamwork
FC Expert Blog There Is No I in Oscar–What the Academy Awards Tell Us About Teamwork BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER PETER BREGMANToday This blog is written…
Peter Bregman, on what today’s business leaders need to succeed
Peter Bregman, the CEO of Bregman Partners, has served as an adviser to leadership teams at some of the world’s best-known organizations, including Morgan Stanley, Nasdaq,…
Why Leaders Should Try to Be Overwhelmed
This was the fourth day of our five days together, and we were swirling in chaos. There were almost thirty…
Why Leaders Must Feel Pain
I was on a plane, flying back to New York from California where I’d spent the week in an intense…
What happens when the wrong people get deported
Peter Bregman Special to AC360° When 11 Christian clergy get arrested in New York City for a non violent protest, it may be worth, at…
The Right Speech to Make This Year
In 2008, Marc, the CEO of a 100-person software development company, decided not to have a company holiday party. What…
Personal Branding Interview: Peter Bregman
Today, I (Dan Schawbel) spoke to Peter Bregman, who is the author of Point B, a consultant and blogger at Harvard Business School Publishing. In this interview,…
How to Fly Over Recessionary Obstacles
Win, my mountain biking partner, and I looked down the ten-foot drop. “Should be fun,” he said as we backed…
Living in an Uncertain World
“I can’t keep doing this!” My friend, we’ll call her Helen, was complaining about her work. It had been a while since I had last seen…