Listening makes real communication possible.

One of the biggest motivational theories in business is “authenticity.” After centuries of simply hiring people to complete tasks, organizations are now inviting candidates to bring more of themselves—their personalities, emotions, humor, style—to the workplace.

Accomplished. Entitled. Ambitious. Impatient. Compassionate. Self-centered. Team-oriented. Job jumpers.

According to surveys of companies around the world, emotional intelligence is one of the most critical job skills of the future.

High-performing organizations invite people to bring their “whole selves” to work.

Of the four FISH! Philosophy practices, people tell us Play is the most difficult to understand. To help, we decided to go to the experts: Kids.

Mindfulness has been getting a lot of people’s attention lately.

Your brain loves to make life easy. So it hard-wires your frequent actions and thoughts into habits. That saves you time when performing everyday routines. But it makes it difficult to replace habits you know aren’t helpful, like overreacting in certain situations or fighting every change.

Your organization’s most important source of energy doesn’t come from the local power company. It comes from your relationships.

“Stop and smell the roses” is more than a good reminder. It’s good science.

Human beings don’t like change. The familiar feels comfortable, even if it prevents us from moving forward. I recently found a classic Harvard Business Review article by Paul Lawrence that explored why we resist change—and what we can do about it.

A few weeks ago the ChartHouse Learning staff gathered to talk about The FISH! Philosophy. We know the four practices well; it’s the foundation of our training programs and events. But even familiar principles can become stale if you don’t revisit and recommit to them.