http://www.thehardlines.net Thoughts from Jim Oher Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:04:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The next few weeks will feature my friend and colleagues's Bob Silverstein's column from Poker Pro Magazine which was originally published late last year. Being mindful, slowing down and knowing the feelings and thoughts that are going on inside yourself is not always easy unless you are in your spa ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2010/03/09/knowing-what-is-going-on-inside-yourself-not-always-easy/ The Most Overlooked Advantage You Have at Work: PASSION By Selena Rezvani, Author of “The Next Generation of Women Leaders” If you only remember one piece of career advice - find a career that feeds your passion. No matter how monetarily driven you may be, perks or sizeable salaries won’t lead to ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2010/02/08/introducing-you-to-selena-rezvani-author-of-%e2%80%9cthe-next-generation-of-women-leaders%e2%80%9d-our-guest-blogger-today-writing-about-passion-at-work/ When a coach may help An alternative to traditional therapy focuses more on the potential of the future than the problems of the past ShareThis Text size – + Carol Kauffman has a question for you: If your life could look the way you’d really like it to look, what would that be? Work ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2010/02/02/coaching-is-becoming-more-mainstream/ At the end of ALL THINGS CONSIDERED today, the final host question to panelist was "what will Jay Leno take over next?" I am a not a late night TV view of the traditional broadcast channels but what I have learned is this: leno's prime time TV  talk/variety show is a ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2010/01/16/whats-up-with-this-all-the-wrong-reasons/ Some have said that being also to live with contradictions and paradoxes is an indication of maturity or intelligence. Well, maybe. However I am still more than disappointed about recent NYC Council actions. As Haberman wrote in the NYC on the 18th of December: The City Council killed plans for ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/12/20/clyde-haberman-got-it-right-living-wage-in-nyc-not-part-of-business-agenda/ On radio news today I heard of a conflict regarding a development project in one of the NYC boroughs. Developers want to a convert a property into a mall however the community is demanding that workers in the mall will be guaranteed a living wage. What’s a living wage? According to ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/12/09/progressive-social-policy-be-damned-or-build-baby-build/ In Thomas Friedman’s NYT op-ed about the Afghanistan work last week, he expresses skepticism about the  increase of  troops targeted for deployment there.  In his discussion he states that authoritative dictates rarely change behavior. “People do not change when you tell them they should: they change when their context tells them they ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/12/08/context-is-key/ The reason I reprinted Peter Bregman's HBR blog post is because  in it, Peter suggests to his client is a technique that we often use in our resilience through hardiness seminars. It is one  of the key component of hardiness coping. One needs to engage one's imagination including hopes and ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/11/25/facing-fears-making-choices/ the following post is by my friend and colleague John Baldoni. Please let me know what you think. Great recessions can provide great opportunities especially for those who want to jump start their careers. Many might think this is heresy; after all in tough times, isn’t it better to keep my ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/11/17/leading-even-your-boss/ The Broadway production of David Manet's two character drama, Oleanna, achingly addresses human vulnerabilities, and the way institutions attempt to protect us from those vulnerabilities. The play involves the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who, by accusing him of sexual exploitation, spoils his changes ... http://www.thehardlines.net/2009/11/12/destruction-vulnerability-and-hard-choices-and-actions/