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How Truth Can Prevail in a World of Fake News

Jim Ferrell Founding and Managing Partner The Arbinger Institute I recently attended a speech by Penn Gillette (of Penn and Teller fame). He said that “Every story teller is a liar.” Why? “Because,” he said, “as soon as you pick one thing to say and leave other things behind, you are lying.” Penn’s point reminded […]

Seeing People as People at the Airport

PK Keiran Client Solutions Consultant The Arbinger Institute Airports are wonderful places to people watch. Some people breeze through the security line, only to be gridlocked by individuals or a family who appears to be on their maiden voyage. As an experienced traveler, I’ve often found myself asking, “What on earth are they doing with […]

What Kind of Dancer Are You?

Jim Ferrell Founding and Managing Partner The Arbinger Institute On January 24, 1987 I was standing alone in a dance club. I had been at the club for about five minutes when I first caught a glimpse of the woman I would marry. All of my senses roared to life. I watched her walk to […]

Why Building Relationships is Key to Building Careers

Building relationships of trust is critical in every stage and scenario of life. As we ponder how to be better and do better in 2017, we must keep in mind that the amount of effort we put into our relationships will determine our prosperity in the New Year. Our work flows better when trusting relationships […]

Still Feeling Stumped About What to Give for the Holidays?

‘Tis the season of gift-giving. We’re into the final stretch of holiday festivity preparation, and while some have had presents wrapped and stacked for weeks, others might be scrambling for last-minute options to gift to loved ones young and old. For those of you who are scrambling—you’re not alone. We know what it feels like […]

Kids Don’t Need Santa Claus

Jim Ferrell Founding and Managing Partner The Arbinger Institute Somewhere inside us resides an impulse to do good without being noticed, to give without drawing attention to ourselves, to help without needing thanks. How else can one explain the world’s outsourcing of attention for giving to an extroverted hermit from the North? These noble desires […]

A Better Way to Make New Years Resolutions

By Nancy Smyth Director of Individual and Group Coaching, The Arbinger Institute Perhaps there is a better way to make New Year’s resolutions. Each year, people think about making resolutions in order to improve themselves. Perhaps you have already formed yours. Usually resolutions arise from thinking about what we want or need, which is like […]

Values: A Guide or a Weapon?

By Senthiyl S S G Director, Arbinger Singapore/Malaysia One of the key pillars to drive culture and performance in organizations is identifying and nurturing the right values. While some values could be technical or functional (e.g., “low cost” for a budget airline), most values are soft and behavioral traits (e.g., teamwork, respect, integrity, etc.). In […]

An Out of the Box New Year

Jon Benfer Director of Executive Education Many of us are thinking about the New Year that lies now open before us like a blank page, and wondering with what to fill it. Some of us will make New Year’s Resolutions, commitments to new behaviors or habits that we hope will end up filling the page […]

Is Your Mindset Affecting Your Ability to Lead?

If you’ve ever attended a lecture on leadership, or scrolled through the homepage of LinkedIn, it’s likely you’ve seen a common depiction of two types of leadership—one with the leader above or behind their employees handing down commands with employees pulling the weight of the task behind them, and another other with the leader at the […]