Leadership Development

After a social occasion, do you find yourself thinking over things you said, moments or vibes in the conversation, and cringing or feeling self-conscious? Maybe you’re thinking that you talked too much? To deconstruct your tendency to evaluate your performance—and regularly conclude that you were lacking somehow—ask yourself three questions.

Patricia Highsmith, author of the suspense classics Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, once wrote on the empty mirage of arriving at a place you’ve dreamed of.

In the book The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees, Lee Caraher tells the story of a good worker named Amy who got tired of the drudgery at her job at a big e-commerce company.