Why does communication break down during conflict, and how can patience, tolerance, and self-discipline help us maintain mutual respect through disagr

On Bad Communication

Leadership Creates Leaders

Explore conscious leadership and the vision to guide people toward new possibilities, growth, and change.

Leading Into the Unknown

Can old wounds be met with trust instead of force, opening a way toward coexistence and lasting peace?BY DR. ICHAK ADIZESMany destructive conflicts st

Fear versus faith

Leadership is Caring

Why a well-lived life depends on four functions—physical health, daily routine, purpose beyond the self, and belonging to a community that loves and i

Discover how health, routine, purpose, and community support a longer, well-lived life.

The Strategic Meaning of Health

ICHAK ADIZES revisits the question of happiness and mental well-being, asking whether we have been looking in the right place.Many of us have asked ou

Where is Happiness?

Freedom and Happiness

Balancing the Head and the HeartICHAK ADIZES discusses how balancing logic and emotion leads to better decision-making, offering a practical approach 

The Art of Decision Making

ICHAK ADIZES reflects on why what matters most in leadership and organizations cannot always be captured by measurement.Managing by results is one of 

Why Not to Measure

Seeds of Change

ICHAK ADIZES reflects on how change undermines what we take for granted—and what it takes to sustain love, health, and success over time.If you want t

How to Fail: A Prescription

The Secret of Change

RAVI VENKATESAN explores how inner stability and strategic awareness allow leaders to navigate corporate politics without losing clarity, authenticity

Navigating Corporate Politics with Inner Stability and Strategic Awareness

Trying Again

ICHAK ADIZES reflects on why change, problems, and solutions are inseparable—and on the leader’s task of building an organization that can grow throug

The Inevitability of Change and Its Repercussions

It Begins with You

How Heartfulness Builds an InternalLocus of Control and Workplace SuccessA practical case for Heartfulness as the engine of ownership,resilience, and 

From Inner Stillness to Outer Agency

VICTOR KANNAN on going back to basics—a practical reset for leaders and seekers that renews intention and sharpens practice in work and life.Every so 

Back to Basics

The Main Thing

Listening with Intention

The Heartful Listener – Part SevenCEO and Heartfulness meditation trainer RAVI VENKATESAN continues his Heartful Listener series, weaving together the

Bringing It All Together

DR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his observation that happiness comes not from thinking but from feeling, encouraging readers to quiet their analytical minds a

Let the Heart Win

The Heartful Listener – Part SixRAVI VENKATESAN continues his Heartful Listener series with part six, transforming listening from intention to skill a

Mastering the Four Listening Skills

Follow Your Heart

THE HEARTFUL LISTENERIn part 5 of his series, The Heartful Listener, RAVI VENKATESAN shares how listening can shift our intention for empathy into act

Transforming Intention into Action

DR. ICHAK ADIZES underscores the importance of learning to let go when delegating in the workplace.It is not unusual for a task to be delegated, but i

The Art of Delegation

True Wisdom

THE HEARTFUL LISTENER SERIESRAVI VENKATESAN describes the four qualities of Heartful Listening.“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listeni

Four core qualities of listening

Meditation for centeredness

NARENDRA KINI looks at Artificial Intelligence versus Human Intelligence, and whether AI has the potential to develop intuition and higher wisdom, per

Human intelligence, artificial intelligence

A Regenerative Leadership JournalEMILIE MOGENSEN brings natural processes to her workplace and reflects upon how they impact the start of a new projec

Whispers of winter

THE HEARTFUL LISTENER SERIESRAVI VENKATESAN delves into the foundations of exceptional listening, by cultivating a strong State of Being, connecting w

The foundation of exceptional listening: state of being

The silence within yourself

DR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the attitude of trust, as well as giving and taking in relationships, and how we can build a culture of mutual trust and res

On building trust

THE HEARTFUL LISTENER SERIESIn a world filled with constant noise and distractions, true listening has become a rare and invaluable skill. RAVI VENKAT

A framework for effective listening

Trust is the glue of life

The Inner Creates the Outer

THE HEARTFUL LISTENER SERIESIn this new series, RAVI VENKATESAN delves into reflective listening, active listening, deep listening, professional liste

Ravi Venkatesan and Mark Milton explore listening skills and empathy.

The superpower of listening

MEENU KHURANA is the Heartfulness Lounge Facilitator at one of the flagship schools ofDelhi Government, Sarvodaya School, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi.

Heartfulness Lounge at Sarvodaya School promotes peace and personal growth.

A model school Heartfulness lounge

Have few desires

DR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his personal experience of the benefits of meditation. With a lifetime of being at the top of his game as an international bus

Explore the Top Benefits of Meditation for Your Mind

The  benefits of meditation

Focus

SANJAY RAJAGOPALAN and KYLE RAJAGOPALAN of the Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine,

Explore the heart’s role in healing and compassion with Heartfulness.

Beyond the beat

The best and most beautiful

A POLYNESIAN EXPLORER'SJOURNEY OF DISCOVERYDR. ELIZABETH KAPU’UWAILANI LINDSEY, the first Polynesian Explorer and female Fellow of the National Geogra

Finding our way

Exploration

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his four guiding principles, and focuses on the importance of love and how to nurture love in life.In

Efforts to find love

STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEINGDR. MANISH KULKARNI is a busy man! So he has created an approach to time management that allows h

Energize your time

Be a rainbow

FABIO KOHLER is an artist and musician. Here he explores the mystical aspect of creativity, and how meditation helps him to engage more deeply with th

Fabio Kohler shares how meditation enhances his artistic process.

Portrait painting

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES shares some thoughts on the nature of mutual trust and respect, and why we can trust without respecting, and

Explore how trust and respect shape our relationships & success.

The difference between trust and respect

Peace demands...

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the need for effective internal communication and decision-making within organizations, and how we 

Treating insiders like outsiders

VICTOR KANNAN explores the debate around whether AI has consciousness. He comes up with a very compelling logic for how it can easily be solved.There 

Logic reveals why AI can't match human awareness.

Why not artificial consciousness?

Definition of consciousness

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES presents an overview of his recent book, The Power of Collaborative Leadership: Tested Practices for Today’s

Collaborative leadership

MUHAMMED HANIFF ABDUL RAZAK, Coordinator at the Multi-Faith Multicultural Center and Pure Land Learning College, shares how the organization has been 

A model city of peace and harmony

Drop in the ocean

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his time honored approach to improving relationships among different types of personalities in the bu

Navigating disagreements 

TEJINDER KAUR BASRA shares findings from the panel discussion she moderated during the Global Spirituality Mahotsav with SULEKHA KUMBHARE, SWAMI ATMAR

Align work with purpose for lasting fulfillment

The purpose of work and its role in a happy society

SWAMI MUKUNDANANDA shares his thoughts on the responsibility of each one of us to bring about change in the world, and the need to create a culture th

True peace begins within. Cultivate the mind for harmony.

The crossroads of modernization

GOUR GOPAL DAS is an Indian monk, lifestyle coach, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He talks about the inevitability of problems 

Gaur Gopal Das on navigating chaos with calm

There will always be problems

The beauty of dreams

In January 2024 in Paris, two key figures in the environmental energy revolution in Europe met to explore regeneration together. They are ANTOINE DENO

Antoine & Alain discuss regeneration in life and business.

Regenerative business

Taste the joys in life

DR. ICHAK ADIZES explores how the speed and depth of our activities impact the quality of the work we do and the lives we lead. What message do you ta

Faster and shallower

Pioneer of the future

MERETE NØRGAARD is in dialogue with EMILIE MOGENSEN. Through her company, Living Voice (www.livingvoice.dk), Merete works with leaders and communicato

The Magic of the Voice: Unlock Your True Potential

Living voice

DR. SNEHAL DESHPANDE has been a developmental therapist in the field of Pediatric Physiotherapy for 30 years. She deals with families whose children e

Striking a balance:  work, life, and you

Following up on last month’s article, STANISLAS LAJUGIE shares details about our sleep patterns and what is needed to create a really healthy sleep ro

How is your sleep health?

How to get along with people

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR ICHAK ADIZES experiments with exposure therapy, facing his shadows, and learning how to tackle the negative habits he want

Dr. Adizes uses exposure therapy to tackle habits and problems.

Solving problems

Problems

STANISLAS LAJUGIE offers us some very clear research on sleep hygiene, explains why it’s important to get a restful night’s sleep, and definitely conv

Why wake the witch? 

Enriching life

MIA BARNES shares some tips on intention setting to create positive affirmations for mental health and well-being.How do you use affirmations in your 

Positive affirmations

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the benefits of mutual trust and respect in creating a conducive environment at work for encouragin

Innovation and talent

What you can create

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR ICHAK ADIZES does some deep digging into the past to understand his behaviour. The results are life-changing and very touc

Ichak Adizes reflects on his past and the path to change.

On being a narcissist

PARIDHI SINGH is a lawyer and freelance writer living in London. After years of letting ambition drive her, she shares the burn-out moment that made h

A lawyer’s journey from burnout to finding peace and balance.

When success fails

Fate

DR. ICHAK ADIZES is nostalgic for a time when he could be in tune with the natural world, at peace with himself, and unrushed by modern life.Over thir

Dr. Adizes seeks a place free of modern distractions.

Searching for peace

Three rules of work

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES challenges the notion that smarter is always better. What is able to surface when we move beyond the intelle

The perils of being “too smart”

RAVI VENKATESAN takes us on a journey through the world of Artificial Intelligence, charting its history and developments, and also exploring where we

ChatGPT – gamechanger or hype?

Presencing an emerging future

Align, execute, renew

JUST THINKING AND FEELINGDR. ICHAK ADIZES pulls together more than 40 years of experience and knowledge in organizational consulting to give us a simp

Organizational  health




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  DR. ICHAK ADIZES
    has been helping organizations to manage change for over forty years. His
    recent public

How to manage in times of crisis




  SRIRAM RAGHAVENDRAN
    shares some wise words and personal experience of managing peer pressure
    when he was at college.





  There is this

Peer pressure




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  DR. ICHAK ADIZES leads us through an evolutionary journey from pre-human times up to today.
    He looks at what

The future is the heart

STANISLAS LAJUGIE explains how we can cultivate the habit of happiness, even though our nervous system is wired for negativity. He gives us 3 simple s

Create the habit of happiness

STANISLAS LAJUGIE challenges the myth that we make most of the decisions in our lives. Why do we keep encountering similar circumstances, relationship

Who is really running the show?





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      AND
      FEELING







DR. ICHAK
      ADIZES celebrates the beauty and positivity of laughter in relationships and in creat

Laugh more, live longer

Work-life balance





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        DR. ICHAK
                ADIZES explores the needs of customers, clients, shareholders, and

Who are the clients?

What is fate?

STANISLAS LAJUGIE explores modern psychological theories of managing emotions, and even better, how to let go of our past emotional patterns and step 

Transform emotions through mindfulness and meditation.

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