Stanhope & Clark

08/11/2020

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04/03/2019

https://shane.substack.com/p/the-psychological-power-of-stories

Not long ago, I [Shane Snow] had to babysit a terrible two-year-old. By myself.

She was adorable, and infuriating.

I was stuck with her on the front porch while my girlfriend (now fiancé—yay!) and the two-year-old’s mom were doing something in the house. Every 30 seconds, the kid started winding up a tantrum so she could get her mom’s attention—and my job was to prevent this from happening.

After a few failed attempts to distract her, I inadvertently found a way to extend those 30 second intervals into a full 30 minutes.

I told the little girl that I was a dinosaur hunter, and I needed her help to find where all the dinosaurs were hiding. She immediately got on board.

We searched the corners of the yard, pretending that the flies and beetles and sparrows were dinosaurs. Finally, her mom came out, saw what was happening, and decided that her friend needed to marry me immediately. (Great success!)

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02/14/2019

Anne deLain W. Clark's answer: My instinctive answer is: go with your gut. The deeper answer that I believe is being requested starts with: It depends… First “excellence” and “mediocrity” are in the eyes of the beholder. We all have different personal standards of achievement. From there, ...

01/21/2019

Anne deLain W. Clark's answer: The short answer here is that organizational culture sets the tone for how actions and interactions in any group are perceived, and leadership influences organizational culture. A complete answer is much more complex and takes time to explore. I’ve read most of the ....

04/11/2018

"Absentee leaders are people in leadership roles who are psychologically absent from them. They were promoted into management, and enjoy the privileges and rewards of a leadership role, but avoid meaningful involvement with their teams. Absentee leadership resembles the concept of rent-seeking in economics — taking value out of an organization without putting value in. As such, they represent a special case of laissez-faire leadership, but one that is distinguished by its destructiveness."

Why an absentee boss is worse than an abusive one.

04/09/2018

In the work we do at Stanhope & Clark, we are not surprised by the conclusions in this HBR article https://hbr.org/2018/04/the-two-traits-of-the-best-problem-solving-teams, especially "The groups that performed well treated mistakes with curiosity and shared responsibility for the outcomes. As a result people could express themselves, their thoughts and ideas without fear of social retribution. The environment they created through their interaction was one of psychological safety."

You need both diversity and safety.

03/20/2018

Interesting Slideshare: "Top 10 Mistakes in Behavior Change" From the "Tiny Habits" Guy

Our Stanford team lists common mistakes in trying to change behavior. We'll update this list (or add details) if people want. Let us know. Email -- captology…

02/21/2018

HBR's "4 Ways to Build Innovative Teams," names promoting Psychological Safety as key.

"In 2012 Google embarked on an enormous research project. Code-named “Project Aristotle,” the aim was to see what made successful teams tick... what it found that mattered most to team performance was psychological safety, or the ability of each team member to be able to give voice to their ideas without fear of reprisal or rebuke."
https://hbr.org/2018/02/4-ways-to-build-an-innovative-team

02/18/2018

Very moving & insightful talk!

Sean Stephenson is a world renowned therapist and motivational speaker. In his presentation, he shared the importance of connection between human beings thro...