by Linda Hoopes | May 26, 2011 | Blog
Every now and then so many things show up in a particular area of my life that it’s hard not to notice a theme. Recently it’s been the resilience characteristic of Flexible: Social, which describes how resilient people are able to effectively draw on...
by Linda Hoopes | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog
When an athlete works to build strength, small tears in the muscles result from the strain. As these heal, the muscles become larger and stronger. Clark Aldrich, an expert in the design of simulation-based learning, deliberately designs “frustration...
by Linda Hoopes | Jan 31, 2011 | Blog
What is resilience? Based on a great deal of research and observation of people going through change, we have identified a set of characteristics that help people use their adaptation energy more effectively. Think of these characteristics as “change muscles.” We...
by Linda Hoopes | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog
David Maister, in his book “Strategy and the Fat Smoker,” makes the point that most organizations are pretty clear on what they need to do to drive success. The challenge is actually doing it. I think this is true for individuals as well. We all know...
by Linda Hoopes | Sep 22, 2010 | Blog
In the latest issue of Psychological Science, there was an article entitled “Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance,” by D. R. Carney, A. Cuddy, and A. Yap. The authors posed research participants (who did...
