• Safety In The Workplace – Part 2

    Issue #38 - October 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Our newsletter this month is second in our series about safety in the workplace. Below, we address how to intervene with others when you see a potential hazard. Be safe! All of us at Insight Principles Safety In The Workplace - Part 2 Last month we addressed how workplace accidents happen despite appropriate safety procedures and robust training. When your mind is out of balance and you don’t realize it, you may not be able to utilize safety procedures or prior training. However, understanding how your mind works from

  • Safety In The Workplace – Part 1

    Issue #37 - September 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month’s newsletter is Part 1 of a two-part series on safety in the workplace. We hope to shed light on this very important topic. Be safe! All of us at Insight Principles Safety In The Workplace - Part 1 We’ve been asked to explain how an understanding of insight principles contributes to positive safety outcomes for individuals, teams, and ultimately organizations. After all, aren’t robust safety policies and procedures - accompanied by adequate safety training - the most critical factors? The right safety policies and procedures coupled with

  • Be A Better Listener Without Trying

    Issue #34 - June 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Listening can be effortless and easy. Less on your mind is all you need to succeed. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Be A Better Listener Without Trying Can you recall a time when you really felt heard? When someone was really listening to you? A time when there was a strong connection, when you had room to explore your ideas or questions, when your thinking became clear. Maybe you even had some new thinking. Don’t be surprised if you can only think of a few

  • The Value of Ownership

    Issue #30 - February 26, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! What's in it for us to take ownership or fully commit? Below, we'll see how Sandy's puppy paved the way for insight on this very topic. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles The Value of Ownership Three years ago my husband and I adopted a puppy. He turned out to be quite a handful. Between his exercise requirements, training, and perpetual motion we were having second (and third and fourth) thoughts about puppy parenthood. At the six-month mark we started looking for a new home for

  • Too Much Collaboration?

    Issue #23 - July 30, 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, How can collaboration be a bad thing? We wondered the same thing, and we reflect on it below. We hope you enjoy the reflective time. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Too Much Collaboration? During a recent long drive, a TED Radio Hour caught my attention. The program was called, “Is Too Much Collaboration A Bad Thing?” “How can collaboration be a bad thing?” I wondered. The speaker was Jason Fried the CEO of 37 Signals, a software development company that (ironically) makes software

  • Short on Insight?

    Issue #20 - April 30, 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hi Everyone, Have you ever noticed how fluid and agile your thought process can be when you have less on your mind? Conversely, when lots of thinking is competing for your attention or you are stuck in a loop of recycling the same thinking, doesn’t it seem hard and dense? Read on for some insight into insight. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Short on Insight? A while ago at one of our Insight programs, a participant mentioned that he felt he was short on insight.

  • Get Over Your Reaction, Get Curious

    Issue #15 - November 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, We all have reactions from time to time and we can all jump to conclusions. Have you noticed that once you get over your reaction, lots of new questions come to mind? Read on to see how regaining balance can easily lead to productive curiosity. Also, we have news! Our long-awaited book is done! Invisible Power: Insight Principles At Work will hit the shelves early next year. Watch for our official release announcement soon. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families from all of us at Insight Principles! Get

  • It’s Just Your Thinking

    Issue #13 - September 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, Although your insights are undoubtedly helpful to you, they might not always help those around you. Read on for an explanation and some hints on an alternate strategy for helping. We hope you are having a wonderful start to the fall season. As always, feel free to get in touch with us with quesitons, concerns, or insights! We love hearing from you. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles "It's Just Your Thinking" "It's just your thinking," Jerry told a stressed-out Elizabeth. She looked at

  • An Insight About Thought

    Issue #9 - May 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, If this is your first time reading our newsletter, welcome! Sent just once per month, each contains a short, practical story that illustrates insight principles. We hope these newsletters help to keep your learning fresh and insights flowing. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles An Insight About Thought Alan - a member of a senior team in a high-tech business - was not a "happy camper". If you asked him why he was grumpy he would point to a host of factors - the

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