Karla Robertson Articles
Where Eagles Dare - Click To Read Article
As Rahm Emanuel said, “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste”. It forces our brains to think in ways, good times just don’t compel it to do. How do you respond in a crisis? What do swirling clouds of uncertainty and volatile markets spark in your thinking? What does pressure trigger in the way you process what is going on and what your options are? How will you handle the current storm and make the best of what is?
Human 2.0 - Click To Read Article
How are all the shifts in our world shaping our global society? Are we evolving in the right direction? Do we spend as much time upgrading and redefining our humanity and examining whether our thinking is keeping us stuck or moving us forward? Is the way we connect the dots about politics, relationships, business, culture, religion, diversity, etc. still relevant? We hear a lot about Web 2.0 but what about Human 2.0?
Let's Talk Perspective - Click To Read Article
Whether you can or whether you can't depends on how you choose to see your challenge.
IDEA for 2009 - Click To Read Article
It's not enough to have a vision you have to dare to push past naysayers and obstacles, expect that you will succeed and act with intention. Many times people who have a great idea fall short of their success not becauase the idea wasn't good but because they didn't follow through with the rest of what it takes to realize their vision.
Borrow Some Brains - Click To Read Article
Of course you don't have all the answers or even the right questions all the time. That's why it's great to have your "tribe". People you trust and respect who don't exactly think like you and will challenge the way you see things. They will also have different pools of knowledge that you can dive into for pearls of wisdom you would otherwise miss out on. So go ahead, borrow some brains today!
Homeostasis: The Thermostat Within Us - Click To Read Article
What makes us dig our mental heels in when change is looming in front of us and may even make tings better? What is it that kicks in that drives us to keep change from making things better or worse?
What You Think is What You Do (and Who You Are) - Click To Read Article
Most people when they want to figure things out or change what is going on in their lives tend to focus on the external…the doing. They say to themselves, “What do I need to be doing differently?” When the question should be, “How am I thinking about this situation?” Anything we do in the ‘external’ has its genesis in our brains…the internal. Whatever is happening outside of us in our lives is a reflection of what is going on inside of us…specifically, inside our brains. So if we want to change, we need to focus first on how we think about it…whatever it is. How are we connecting the dots and how can we build new hardwiring so that we can travel a different road to where we actually want to go instead of the old road that keeps dumping us off in the same place that isn’t working for us.
The E Word: Ethics - Click To Read Article
Perhaps it’s time for Ethics to take its seat at the table. To be a central part of the ‘inner sanctum’ of thoughtful discussion when decision-makers have tough choices to make. It’s long past time for ethics to stop being the appendage to the body of how we come to decision and then action and actually be the guiding brain of how we do that. Ethics should be the litmus test against which all decisions should be measured. It should be integrated into the way we think even as individuals as we move through our lives and come up against tough choices that we each inevitably have to make in our lives.
VictimVictorious - Click To Read Article
What is it that makes us tell our ‘victim story’ instead of a victorious one where we are in the driver’s seat of our choices as to how we handle what comes our way?
Our Gas Tanks Are Full But We're Running On Empty - Click To Read Article
Lots of negative news out there. While we're running around making sure our schedules our filled with things to do we forget that our spirits are running on empty. Often it's because we are focusing our thoughts on what we are lacking, what we perceive isn't available to us when what we need to do is shift the way we see things. In so doing, you can fill up your inner tank to power you in a more productive and positive direction to make the best of what IS.
Lessons From the Track - Click To Read Article
What separates you from people who look like they have no shot at winning and yet they do over and over again even when the odds are against them?
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