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Today our group tackled the book Born to Flourish in our monthly meeting. The neuroscience and contemplative practices in Born to Flourish—structured around Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose—provide the internal, psychological engine…

Want to learn a bit about one of our regular members of Servant Leadership meetings? Check out this article featuring Hazel Symonette for her amazing years of work at the UW–Madison and…

“If you could instantly rewrite one default narrative your brain runs on when you’re under stress, what would you replace it with?” October’s meeting will focus on this great book by Dr.…

Jen Marr hosted a podcast today with guest Zach Mercurio, author of the book “The Power of Mattering,” which aligns with our recent CoP topics in this community. “It’s hard for anything…

Eudaimonia: the joy of excellence, self-actualization, the happiness of doing something you love and excelling at it At this month’s servant leader meeting, we asked our attendees about a word or short…

You don’t have to ‘reinvent’ yourself to live happily after 60. There’s a better approach grounded in lifespan psychology This recent article from Psyche talks about your purpose sometimes changing as life…

A short seasonal reflection on the small things that help great cultures thrive From Duane: “As summer is in full swing, I’ve been thinking about how easily we can jump to conclusions…

Think of someone you rely on. When was the last time you actually told them? When we asked people to share moments when they most felt that they mattered at work, one…

From our conversations in June’s meeting, we mentioned a mattering assessment from the book Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace. We’re including it below for you to take on your own. https://uwmadison.box.com/s/m3bfxl5zopybchnyspvea8n7isu02q11 Stay…

This past month, our group met on the topic of mattering. See our archive for the readings and discussion questions we explored. Today, we share a post from Stordahl Capital Management on…