What have olive oil in Marc's kitchen, Hindu gods in dark corners of New Delhi, and Coca Cola bottles in Zambia in common? - They are just a few of the many powerful workarounds that we discuss in this episode. If you want to change human behaviors or even entire systems, you sometimes need to take a detour to get things moving. Instead of confront…

When we think of great change leaders we think of those with a bold vision for the future, those who are self-confident and charismatic. But transformational leaders share some similar traits with narcissistic leaders, those who act out of self-admiration, follow their grandiose thoughts and visions, but lack empathy and self-reflection. What are t…

Positive emotions, optimism, hope, happiness, and resilience - there is not exactly an abundance of these qualities in the current Covid-19 crisis.... But how can you learn feeling positive and optimistic in the current situation? How do you build resilience? How can company leaders foster the resilience of their employees to be prepared to deal wi…

What do shrimps in Vietnam, prison keys in Denmark, and school schedules in Romania have in common? They give us clues to how to respond to Covid-19 and other change challenges. And they are examples of the positive deviance approach to change that is at the center of this episode. Positive deviance (PD) seeks to identify people in communities and …