L.L. Bean is an organization with a commitment to its employees and compassion is embedded in its distinctive workplace culture. We recently spoke with Sarah Cox, who has been at L.L. Bean for over 15 years and is currently the HR Director of Talent. With a passion and commitment to both L.L. Bean’s heritage and the […]
I recently had an interesting conversation with a client. She was frustrated with herself about an exchange she’d had with one of her direct reports. It happened on a day when she was feeling particularly overwhelmed and behind. She was trying to stay focused, but her mind kept drifting back to her unusually long to-do […]
We recently spoke with Feena May, Ph.D., Head of Learning and Development at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in Geneva. The Red Cross and Red Crescent movement is the largest humanitarian network in the world, working to alleviate human suffering and protect victims of international and internal armed conflicts. Feena’s experience with […]
We recently spoke with Feena May, Ph.D., Head of Learning and Development at the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), in Geneva. The Red Cross and Red Crescent movement is the largest humanitarian network in the world, working to alleviate human suffering and protect victims of international and internal armed conflicts. Feena’s experience with […]
While at a recent conference, I had the opportunity to experience the ‘Immunity to Change’ process created by Lisa Lahey and Bob Kegan at Harvard University. Theirs is a unique and powerful methodology that guides individuals through a process of uncovering their deepest resistance to change. A room full of two hundred participants, we were […]
There is a wonderful organization called Wisdom 2.0 whose mission is to create a global community of people dedicated to living with deeper wisdom, compassion and awareness in the digital age. MRG recently attended the Wisdom 2.0 Business conference—an event dedicated to supporting mindfulness, wisdom and innovation in business. This is important to us because […]
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. ~Aristotle Wisdom—both revered and elusive—has captured the hearts and minds of many for centuries. It has been a central area of study and discourse in disciplines including philosophy, religion, psychology, sociology and neuroscience. All these areas of study and points of view over so many years have […]
The MRG WCC Project is a place to engage our community in the cultivation and use of Wisdom, Courage and Compassion as individuals and in organizations. Why We Believe This is Important It takes more than skills, experience, good ideas and hard work to do the best that we can both as individuals and as […]
