Leadership in Action- Leading On Purpose

June, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Many companies are waiting for the “new normal” to emerge so they can make choices on how they fit in the new economy. Great companies are creating their future by establishing their value in the marketplace. They are doing this by leveraging their Purpose. As you Nurture Growth in … Read more

Leadership in Action – Why Narcissism Creates Unjust Cultures

June, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the final of five blogs covering the potential workplace triggers that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Fairness. When we have a set … Read more

Leadership in Action – Creating Psychological Safety

May, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the fourth of five blogs covering the potential workplace triggers that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Relatedness. When we Energize Action and … Read more

Leadership in Action – Increase Accountability through Autonomy

may, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the third of five blogs covering the potential workplace triggers that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Autonomy. When we Connect the Dots … Read more

Leadership in Action – The Science of Certainty

May, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the second of five blogs that cover the potential triggers in the workplace that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Certainty, and we … Read more

Leadership in Action – SCARF and the Growth Mindset

may, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES The amygdala hijack (Daniel Goleman – Emotional Intelligence) is triggered when an individual experience a significant emotional threat. When this happens, their rational thought process is compromised and the person defaults into a defensive position of fight, flight or freeze. In most situations, this is difficult to work with. … Read more

Leadership in Action – Holding People Accountable Today

april, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Following last week’s post of building resiliency, what if you follow those four steps to help build the resiliency and people are still not getting things done?  How do we hold them accountable? While we want to recognize the stress that many of our team members are under, with … Read more

The Pattern Interrupt

The Pattern Interrupt In our upcoming webinar on Tuesday, April 21st at 5pm SA time, join Tammy Bond and Mark Panciera for a conversation around the essential 4 A’s to Breaking Patterns. These are the very patterns that may be keeping you from the things that you want most to achieve in life or in your career. The … Read more

Leadership in Action – Three Expectations for Driving Innovation

April, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES As many articles have gilded our global situation with a silver lining, a common thread is how productive we can be when we are social distancing. Think of Issac Newton who, during his over three-year isolation from the plague, nurtured and brought forth many of his greatest contributions to … Read more