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Food for Thought: A Weekly Column from Peter Vajda, PhD.
Consciousness and Unconsciousness - Jul 10, 2008 - 8:45:39 AM
In the five years or so that I have been sending you the “food for thought”
readings, I have never even remotely touched on “things political.” This week,
that changes as I reflect on an event at the recent G8 summit meeting in Japan.
The event was a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner where the
agenda was — hang on to your hat, and take a deep breath — famine and the
global food crisis...
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Food for Thought: A Weekly Column from Peter Vajda, PhD.
Living With Opposites - Jun 29, 2008 - 10:30:11 AM
One of the qualities of a "mature individual" (not chronologically mature, but emotionally, psychologically and spiritually) is the ability to hold in consciousness, and reflect upon, polarities at the same time, e.g., "light and dark" together. Many refer to this state as enlightening — being in a state where one does not have to, or choose to, opt for one over the other and can entertain both polarities at the same time, without judgment, and with curiosity.
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How to Lead Change Successfully - Apr 19, 2008 - 3:47:25 PM
Almost every manager I know struggles at some point with managing change. This can be for many reasons, but foremost among them is the degree to which people 'buy in' to the proposed changes. So why do some people resist change, while others thrive on it?
Some key answers I believe can be found stemming from the grounbreaking work of Prof. Albert Bandura, of Stanford University, who is renowned for his work on Social Cognitive Theory and in particular what he has to say about the power of Self-Efficacy Beliefs.
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