The Problem: 88% of organizations do not offer onboarding programs to employees who are promoted or transferred into new jobs.

Consider This: At times, transitions just happen and are not neatly labeled with a new job title. Since the pandemic, many people have seen the scope and complexity of their job change with little fanfare.

The Insight: The people who are the most productive, innovative and engaged in new roles are those who establish broad, mutually beneficial, uplifting connections from the start.

WOOP: A technique to achieve your goals

Achieve your goals using WOOP (you read that right)!

Dreaming big is good, but German psychologist Gabriele Oettingen says thinking about these big dreams can seduce us into feeling that we’ve already accomplished them, and thereby reduce our motivation.

Instead, set your sights on smaller goals by using WOOP, a science-based mental motivation approach to achieving goals.

Its framework has four main parts: Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan (WOOP).

Want to learn anything faster? Try to explain it first—simply.

In Len’s Tips and Learning Tools, let’s take a look at the Feynman Technique—a method of learning or understanding a concept quickly (no matter how complex) by explaining it in very simple terms.

What motivates us to act? Do what we do? Commit to what we do?

In 1914, German psychologist and educator, Eduard Spranger, wrote Lebensformen (translated as Types of Men). In his book, he described six major attitudes or motivations that drive how we view, value and experience the world around us. If what we do aligns with our attitude, we will value the experience. If it doesn’t, we will feel conflicted or indifferent.

As a certified leadership coach and mentor, I’m often asked about the differences between coaching and mentoring. Here are some thoughts about the distinction and how powerful they can be when applied together to support a leader as they evolve.