Posts Tagged ‘communication’
Satya Nadella’s Leadership at Microsoft: A GLIMMERS Approach to Head, Heart, and Gut Leadership
Summary: When Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, the company was already one of the world’s most powerful technology organizations. Yet internally, many employees described a culture marked by competition, silos, and a constant need to prove who was smartest in the room. More than a decade later, Microsoft is widely recognized not…
Read MoreWhen Companies (and Nations) Are Divided: How the GLIMMERS Process Can Help Us Talk Again
Summary: The World feels more divided than ever. Here are ways to think about healing the divide. Not easy, yet possible. The GLIMMERS Process needs us all to rethink our basic conflict strategies. Dear Dr. Sylvia, I am sad and curious at the same time. It is a time of so much dissension and chaos.…
Read MoreLeadership Does Not Wait for Permission: The Glimmers José Andrés Brings into the Darkest Places
Leadership does not wait for perfect conditions. Inspired by José Andrés and World Central Kitchen, this article explores how aligned leadership begins with gut instinct, supported by head and heart, to take meaningful action in moments that matter most.
Read MoreWhen the World Feels Unsafe, People Look for One Thing from Their Leaders
When the world feels unsafe, leaders set the emotional tone. Discover how calm presence, nervous system regulation, and steady communication support teams and families during chaotic times.
Read MoreHow to Talk to a Micromanager: Turn Control into Trust at Work
Learn how to talk with clarity and confidence to reduce control patterns, build trust, and improve team performance.
Read MoreQuiet Leadership in a Noisy World: What the Monks Taught Me About Loving Kindness
Explore how quiet leadership shapes culture through presence, compassion, and mindful action. Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh and walking monks, discover why steady humanity—not force—creates lasting trust and transformation.
Read MoreThe Courage to Be Seen: Where Real Connection at Work Begins
Discover how the courage to be seen transforms leadership and workplace culture when leaders finally address the elephant in the room.
Read MoreHuman Connection at Work Begins Before the First Conversation: Why the Future of Leadership Depends on How We Show Up, Not What We Say
Discover why human connection starts with presence, not conversation, and how GLIMMERS shed light on our personal truths.
Read MoreStress Isn’t the Problem: How Unfinished Emotional Patterns Are Quietly Running Your Workplace in 2026
Stress isn’t the problem. It reveals old patterns that hijack leadership under pressure. Learn how regulated leaders stabilize themselves, shift culture, and lead with clarity, heart, and impact.
Read MoreFrom Time-Outs to Performance Plans: How Family Patterns Quietly Run the Workplace
From Time-Outs to Performance Plans reveals why workplace stress often has little to do with work and everything to do with childhood patterns. When bosses feel like parents and feedback feels personal, the office becomes a family system in business casual—and awareness is the first step to change.
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