Tag: John Langhorne
Looking back on lessons learned
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
This is John Langhorne’s final column for the CBJ.
As I approach the end of my consulting career, it occurred to...
Looking back on lessons learned
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
This is John Langhorne’s final column for the CBJ.
As I approach the end of my consulting career, it occurred to...
Improve performance with time of reflection
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
The psychology of personal development has made great strides in the past couple decades. This is a result of...
Finding real-life meaning in axioms
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
In a recent series of conversations with a small group of people, we fell into a discussion of axioms...
Performance management works when done with care
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
Sometime ago I wrote an article on performance appraisal (PA) noting the process works best when the focus is...
Like people, not all personality tests are similar
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
Recently, the Wall Street Journal had an article with the title “Myers-Briggs Is a Crock.” Reading it, I could...
The nature and effects of employment
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
Recently the government reported the economy added almost 300,000 new jobs. This is very good news as the labor...
In a world of immediate information, take time to reflect
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
In a meeting discussing the effects of the digital age on communications, a friend and colleague stated, “reflection is...
Candid conversations strengthen organizations
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
It is axiomatic that trust-based organizations, whether they be private, nonprofit or public sector, operate more effectively and efficiently.
The...
Measuring grit through the ‘Marshmallow Experiment’
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
Psychology evolved from philosophy and our natural curiosity about ourselves. The level of sophistication of experiments has improved markedly...