Author Archives: AlexJ

When parents raise professionals

Within the space of only 1 week, I found three different pieces of content discussing the importance and the role of parents in the upbringing of professionals. Without diminishing  the other 2 (an HR VP from a Chinese company and the Chairman and CEO of the WD-40 Company, who are fiercely devoting respect and reverence […]

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Have you ever heard about Emotional Regulation?

There are a few slightly different definitions to the concept: The ability to exert control over one’s own emotional state, a process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express their feelings, or a person’s ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional experience. […]

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The Troxler Effect

In 1804, the Swiss physician and philosopher Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler discovered an optical illusion that describes what happens if you fix your gaze upon a single point in the visual field. The now-famous Troxler’s Fading or Troxler’s Effect causes images and colors to disappear from your peripheral vision and you don’t need more than […]

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Flipping the Me to get a We

Team management and intra-team relationship are frequent topics in conversations about Leadership skills. For me, understanding what makes a group of people become a team is an initial step to allow for a deeper view of this matter.  According to Professor David Clutterbuck, “a team becomes a team when everyone shares responsibility for each other’s […]

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Fitness for your mind

Have you ever considered hiring a personal trainer? And what about a personal trainer for your head? In times when high performance and pristine deliverables are required – in many aspects of our personal and professional lives – support, motivation,and self-awareness might be exactly what your mind needs to stay active and “sharp”. A human […]

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