By Ray Williams November 11, 2021 Disagreeable, dishonest and toxic leaders can mean bad outcomes for organizations and work groups. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters. Okay. It’s like...
By Ray Williams February, 2022 Employee theft, embezzlement and fraud costs US businesses up to $50 billion annually. But this behavior often starts small, and research in Psychological Science suggests that cultivating feelings of gratitude can encourage employees to...
By Ray Williams November 6, 2021 Our society worships success and even demands it. Success defines the person and the organization. It is the way we define goal attainments. Success is also defined by its polar opposite, failure. The commonly held view is that failure...
By Ray Williams October 31, 2021 People tend to believe that others will come around to their point of view over time, according to findings from a series of studies published in Psychological Science. The findings show that this “belief in a favorable future” holds...
By Ray Williams October 28, 2021 The following is an excerpt from my book, Eye of the Storm: How Mindful Leaders Can Transform Chaotic Workplaces. Regular practices of mindfulness give leaders a different perspective on their world, opening them up to ways of being...
