Path Forward Blog

Best Friends At Work?

What if your co-worker is also a close friend? What if you become close friends in the process of working together? What if your friend reports directly to you, or vice versa?

Motivation 101c: Power of Connection

Our bodies haven’t changed substantially since the Neolithic. We have the same brains, same nervous systems, same musculature. But to survive, our Neolithic ancestors absolutely depended on their tribes. “Solitary” meant “dead.”

Beware the Simplistic Solution

Newsweek recently ran a cover story on “fixing” education. The cover showed a mock blackboard (do they even use those anymore?) with the words “We must fire bad teachers” written on it multiple times.

Motivation 101b: The Drive to Thrive

There’s a creation story from India that goes something like this: The world began as a smooth sea of milk. Then a small wavelet formed. Forever after, more

How Hard Do You Push?

How hard should a leader challenge others to perform or to change?

It’s one of the most intriguing questions about leadership.