Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Stephen Joseph:
“What Did Carl Rogers Really Say About Therapy?” (2-14-26).
“[T]hink about the power that unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness bring to any relationship. Imagine listening to someone with no other intention than to understand them, to have no agenda for the person other than what they have for themselves, and to be like this consistently, regardless of what they say or do.”
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University of Rochester:
“Edward Deci, pioneering psychologist who transformed thinking around human motivation, remembered” (2-17-26).
“[Edward Deci] was best known for his work on self-determination theory, which he cofounded with his University colleague Richard Ryan. The theory became one of the most influential frameworks on human motivation and wellness in contemporary psychology ….
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‘They identified three key human needs—our need for competence, our need for autonomy, and our need for relatedness, meaning personal connection—and they posited that intrinsic motivation can be sustained only when we feel those needs are being satisfied.'”
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Randy Conley:
“Living and Leading in the Tension of Both/And” (2-10-26)
“Leadership is, at its core, a human proposition.
As we embrace complexity, let’s not lose sight of that truth. When we lead with trust and a both/and mindset, we help our teams move forward—not with certainty, but with confidence, connection, and hope.”
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Ronald E. Riggio et al.:
“Good Leadership Requires the Virtue of Humanity” (2-11-26):
“In a recent publication, our team of scholars reviewed the research on the impact of leader virtues, specifically, the possession of empathy, compassion, kindness, generosity, love and forgiveness – what we collectively call the ‘virtue of humanity.'”
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Travis Bradberry:
“12 Questions That Will Change Your Life” (2-20-26).
“What/whom did I make better today?
That’s another way of saying, ‘Leave things better than you found them.’ Ending each day by asking yourself what or whom you made better is a great way to keep yourself grounded and focused on what really matters.”
