Value-based Leadership

To be an effective manager/leader is undeniably complex. One must simultaneously perform well in multiple dimensions and reconcile contradictory issues: the urgent with the important, quantity with quality, operational with strategic decisions, the short-run with the long-run, and so on. However, beyond these important dilemmas lies one incontrovertible fact: today, effective leadership depends not just…

Sport and Work

An article by Willian Bull, partner at Instituto Pieron, Sao Paulo   To what extend does the sport practice influence the professional role? Usually, the sport practitioner, when physically and emotionally well prepared, participating in a race or during his/her workout, enters a state we call Flow. In this condition, there is a lot of focus,…

Give us this day our daily Flow!

An article by Willian Bull, partner at Instituto Pieron, Sao Paulo   The need to recognize and reward the contribution of professionals, mainly when their “retention” has become imperative, has made many leaders to emphasize the motivation as one of the main elements to engage and retain. If it is a positive attitude, you must…

Business and Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. This discipline is based on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within them, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. Using one’s strengths in a…