In this month's vlog, Candyce Penteado and Beth Stiner discuss The People Side's new approach to team development, which is revolutionizing how we support leadership teams.

At The People Side, we’re looking closely at the main causes of suffering within people at work. Previously, we discovered how an unconscious mind generates inner suffering, and how a conscious mind can generate relief from it. Now, we turn the focus towards another powerful source of suffering that’s trending in the research: Attachment.

Trust is a fundamental element in any relationship, including the relationship between leaders and their followers. Without trust, it can be difficult for a leader to motivate and inspire their team, and to effectively lead them towards achieving their goals.

This article will explain that: Suffering is created, and alleviated, by certain natural patterns of the mind. As part of our natural cognitive development, something called the “Default Mode Network” strengthens, and from it, our capacity for suffering arises. The mind automatically creates stories and biases that distort how we see ourselves, others, and situations. When the story we cling to does not compute with our experience, we open ourselves up to suffering. The personal practices of elevated awareness and mindfulness directly alleviate the unconscious programming and suffering that arises in the mind.

In our last LinkedIn article, we shared our intention to investigate the impact of “suffering at work” and develop an understanding of how to alleviate it. To do this, we decided to explore three unique, but overlapping, dimensions of suffering that people encounter in the workplace – the suffering within people, the suffering between people, and the suffering happening around people. These dimensions are called out in our hypothesis, and we intend to reveal the nuances of each one individually in order to fully grasp the whole picture.

This year, The People Side will be launching an open investigation into the impact of suffering on human performance in the workplace. It has to be now, before we close the book on the last two years and label it all as an anomaly, or an outlier in the employment data. And it has to be our team because we feel uniquely called to help. Though we are not scientists, we are practitioners and people developers on a mission to untangle the systems of suffering and learn how to alleviate it for the good of society.

Leaders are always casting a shadow, but during difficult times people may be cuing off of you more than usual -- both at work and at home -- to see if things are OK. This vlog is a reminder to practice emotional self-awareness and intentionally set a productive emotional climate during this crisis.

I am supposed to be in Hawaii right now, lying on a beach, swimming with my kids, and soaking up Vitamin D. As a Minnesota resident, Spring Break is always a highly anticipated week on my calendar and this year was going to be special. I have been to 48 of our 50 states and had only two left to go – Hawaii and Alaska. We were going “all out” to celebrate the completion of this life-long bucket list item with two weeks of hard-earned time off. Our suitcases were packed. Toes were painted. Calendars, cleared.

As we explore the impact of “Belonging” on human performance, we want the conversation to get personal. Imagine bias as a metaphorical conveyor belt, like the ones at the airport that move people from one terminal to the next. Keep reading to find out how you personally interact with the conveyor belt, and what you can do to shift the momentum.

Join us as we countdown the Leadership Gamechangers of 2019!

Introducing our final Leadership Gamechanger for 2019! Learn why it is important for companies to tune into the impact of Belonging on engagement and performance.

As I think about this month’s Leadership Gamechanger of “Wellbeing,” I am struck by the limitless solutions available to us in the pursuit of wellness. Options range from diet and exercise programs to practices of mindfulness, medicine, beauty, and gratitude…

Introducing the November Leadership Gamechanger – WELL BEING. Expand your capacity to handle the demands of life this month with The People Side!

A space exists between comfort and panic. That space is your Learning Zone. Here’s how to spend more time there, and to help your team do the same!

This month’s Leadership Gamechanger is GROWTH MINDSET. Research has proven that what we believe about our capacity for learning and growth (or lack thereof) radically impacts performance. In this vlog by Candyce Penteado, learn how flip the mental script that may be holding you and your team back from peak performance.

TrendWatching is a leadership capability you can practice. In this original blog from teammate Kit Connolly Turner, we explore why and how today’s most successful leaders practice this Gamechanger!

You either change the market, or the market changes you. Learn the mindset of leaders who want to be the disruptor instead of the disrupted in this vlog by Candyce Penteado.

Why is coaching so popular as a development strategy for today’s leaders? In short: because it works. Unlike other leadership development solutions, coaching stimulates change at the deepest levels. This original blog from Claire Williams gives you an inside look at what makes Executive Coaching so transformational.

The telltale sign of a coaching culture is that great coaching conversations are happening every day, across your whole organization. In this vlog from Claire Williams, you'll learn a simple 3-part Coaching Conversation Guide to help you frame up your next coaching interaction. Find out the 3 phases of a coaching conversation (complete with sample questions), then GO PRACTICE coaching using this framework. Let us know how it goes!

Introducing August’s Leadership Gamechanger in our 2019 series! This month, we’re focused on CREATING A COACHING CULTURE. The use of executive coaching as a leadership development strategy is gaining momentum, as is an appreciation for embedding coaching conversations into the fabric of your organization. Learn how to upgrade your culture through coaching in this vlog from Candyce Penteado!