As people, we live in two worlds – there is the world around us, and the world within us. The world within us is where we are interpreting the events that happen, processing our emotions, and making choices. Some of the leaders we work with have a high level of awareness about what is happening in their inner world, but for others, it is unchartered territory. Leaders who ignore their inner world are prone to being more reactive.

WARNING: This may provoke strong reactions. Symptoms may include eye-rolling, a sense of shame, or even numbness. But we urge you to read on as we believe there is a better way forward.

Are you ready to hear Candyce and Kate get fired up?! Listen as they challenge what it means to practice “resilience” and why they think it has become a toxic term in corporate culture.

Developing A Growth Mindset

Explore the transformative power of vertical development in leadership with our in-depth blog. Learn how it transcends traditional skill acquisition, focusing on evolving mindsets for profound personal and professional growth. Dive into the theory, benefits, and practical steps for implementing vertical development to unlock the full potential of leaders in today’s complex business environment.

Do you understand the difference between a training program and a development journey? Learn how things are changing in the world of leadership development and how we uniquely equip leaders who are struggling to perform in a world full of complexity and disruption.

Burnout is becoming a systemic issue in industries across the board.

Suz Feely and Andre Keil explore the underlying causes of burnout and discuss the ways that it impacts companies, specifically at the executive level.

Explore the pivotal role of executive coaching in addressing burnout and enhancing the retention of your most valuable leaders.

Discover how Team Coaching, and our Team Development Journeys, can be a catalyst for meaningful change and elevate the level of alignment and connection within your organization this year.

In this month's vlog, Candyce Penteado and Beth Stiner discuss The People Side's new approach to team development, which is revolutionizing how we support leadership teams.

At The People Side, we’re looking closely at the main causes of suffering within people at work. Previously, we discovered how an unconscious mind generates inner suffering, and how a conscious mind can generate relief from it. Now, we turn the focus towards another powerful source of suffering that’s trending in the research: Attachment.

Trust is a fundamental element in any relationship, including the relationship between leaders and their followers. Without trust, it can be difficult for a leader to motivate and inspire their team, and to effectively lead them towards achieving their goals.

This article will explain that: Suffering is created, and alleviated, by certain natural patterns of the mind. As part of our natural cognitive development, something called the “Default Mode Network” strengthens, and from it, our capacity for suffering arises. The mind automatically creates stories and biases that distort how we see ourselves, others, and situations. When the story we cling to does not compute with our experience, we open ourselves up to suffering. The personal practices of elevated awareness and mindfulness directly alleviate the unconscious programming and suffering that arises in the mind.

In our last LinkedIn article, we shared our intention to investigate the impact of “suffering at work” and develop an understanding of how to alleviate it. To do this, we decided to explore three unique, but overlapping, dimensions of suffering that people encounter in the workplace – the suffering within people, the suffering between people, and the suffering happening around people. These dimensions are called out in our hypothesis, and we intend to reveal the nuances of each one individually in order to fully grasp the whole picture.

This year, The People Side will be launching an open investigation into the impact of suffering on human performance in the workplace. It has to be now, before we close the book on the last two years and label it all as an anomaly, or an outlier in the employment data. And it has to be our team because we feel uniquely called to help. Though we are not scientists, we are practitioners and people developers on a mission to untangle the systems of suffering and learn how to alleviate it for the good of society.

Leaders are always casting a shadow, but during difficult times people may be cuing off of you more than usual -- both at work and at home -- to see if things are OK. This vlog is a reminder to practice emotional self-awareness and intentionally set a productive emotional climate during this crisis.