Dr G's Think Tank on Resilience

Dr. G is joined by Justin Evans (CEO, The DataStory Group), Einat Naveh (VP Product, Burt Intelligence), and Scott DePetris (finance tech founder and entrepreneur) to explore one of today's biggest resilience challenges: data overwhelm. Together, they discuss why more information doesn't always lead to better decisions, how cognitive load impacts resilience, and practical ways to identify what des...

Burnout is often viewed as an inevitable consequence of modern work, but what if we approached it differently? In this month's Think Tank on Resilience, Dr. Deborah Gilboa and her guests discuss burnout, agency, leadership, and the factors that help people thrive. Learn practical strategies for building resilience, creating healthier workplace cultures, and supporting teams through challenge and c...

Today's Think Tank guest, Amanda Joy Berenstein , CEO of Weber Shandwick Mexico and author of Reputation and Resilience in an Era of Permacrisis, has a definition of reputation that I haven't been able to stop thinking about: ​ It's not your title. It's not your track record. It's whether people think of you and feel trust. ​ And here's what makes that so powerful: when people trust you, you feel...

If you own, run, work at a small or medium sized business you might think mergers and acquisitions are not going to matter to you. That’s just for big companies or once-in-a-lifetime buyouts, right? Nope. Mergers and acquisitions happen in every organization, every time workload is redistributed, leadership of a department or team shifts, someone is asked to take on a new responsibility. That mean...

Should businesses and leaders take a stand on every global issue? Does social justice require every employee and client and customer to know the beliefs of their bosses and sources? Many people think yes. But is it good business practice to wave every flag, comment on every topic? Lots of investors, board members and even employees and customers think no. There is no one correct answer. So what is...

Are you facing uncertainty in your business? And if you aren’t, please email me your secret! Last week on the Think Tank I asked leaders in industries hard hit by regulatory change what we could all learn from their experiences. And they brought smart, strategic solutions.

Are you facing uncertainty in your business? And if you aren’t, please email me your secret! Last week on the Think Tank I asked leaders in industries hard hit by regulatory change what we could all learn from their experiences. And they brought smart, strategic solutions.

Welcome back for Season 4 of Dr. G’s Think Tank on Resilience. This season we are attacking the thorniest, most difficult resilience topics. We started with a bang: What do GenZ employees need (and is it different than what they want) to be resilient at work? Our incredible guests really delivered the goods. Alice Kao is the CEO of Sender One, a network of climbing gyms around California. She empl...

Are you thinking about applying for a promotion? Switching employers? Striking out on your own professionally? Any of these changes require a lot of resilience. This past episode of Dr. G’s Think Tank on Resilience focused on this challenge: how do you find the resilience you need to level up?

Do you notice that collaboration has higher value to people than competition? That collaboration is coded as kinder and better than competition? I have seen this over and over again in the world of business - both for- and non-profit. So for the most recent episode of the Think Tank I gathered business people who have excelled in their fields (and aren't done yet!) to talk about the realities and...

How can leaders balance the good of an organization with the needs of the individual team members within their organization? April's Think Tank on Resilience dove into this thorny topic. From IBM's 270,000 employees to multimillion dollar companies with a few dozen team members, these folks outlined strategies to speak truth to their employees, supporting them and still keeping the organization's...

When you’re stressed at work your brain wants to find something or someone to blame. And if you’re not at the top of the org chart, it is easy to feel that your stress is your boss’ responsibility – or even their fault.

We are all storytellers. That’s just one of the things I learned on the most recent episode the Think Tank on Resilience. Why does it matter? Because each of us has the ability to use the stories we tell to strengthen our own resilience and those of our people. Our colleagues, our teams, even our families.

All change requires resilience, but some are harder than others. This month on the Think Tank on Resilience we focused on one that is (surprisingly) tough at work: Internal technology changes With the help of two brilliant professionals, we asked how companies can make tech changes easier and more successful for their teams. Twelve different strategies emerged, any one of which can make things bet...

Hi! There are so many things we wish for ourselves and our people. For most of us, that list includes strength, resilience, motivation, connection, success. This last Think Tank episode was filled with wisdom and a silver bullet way to get all that for ourselves and others. I hope you’ll watch it or listen to it and let me know your thoughts. Wishing you a sweet and easy slide into 2025 and we’ll...

What is your “community?” When you read that do you think about your geography or your identities or your gathering spaces? Do you think about people you know online or in person? Are you a member of one community or dozens? This month on Dr. G’s Think Tank on Resilience we tackled this central question: “What is community resilience and how can we get more of it?”

How impacted are you every day by the President of the United States? Unless you work in government, the answer is probably “not that much.” Which, as our guests on this month’s Think Tank on Resilience noted, makes it pretty easy to convince ourselves that politics aren’t that important. Except, as KP Simmons (one of our brilliant expert) noted, you probably are impacted by politics a great deal....

Hi! Imagine this: someone on your team at work or someone you’re connected to in your community gets terrible news. Their mom has an aggressive cancer or their partner leaves them suddenly or they are the victim of a violent crime. What do you do? How do you approach them and what can you possibly say?

The topic? Denial. What is behind the refusal we encounter in other adults to talk about necessary but difficult topics? What strategies work to move those conversations forward in the face of avoidance, excuses, outright refusal? Our experts? A former sex crimes prosecutor who has made prevention of child sexual abuse into her life’s work. A public health expert working with underserved communiti...

How do you feel about AI? Are you eager to adopt it? Cautious about engaging? Concerned about the risks – known and unknown – that might be unleased as we become more interwoven with this technology? Personally I would answer yes to each of those three questions. This month on the Think Tank on Resilience, we tackled this topic and set out to answer two questions: How can we be more resilient in o...

Authenticity is a topic that seems pretty straightforward, until you scratch the surface. This month on Think Tank on Resilience, Pat Wadors, Jennifer Dhillon, Dr. James Smith, Jr and I set out to answer three questions: What is authenticity in leadership? What are the risks for being authentic in the workplace? Why – and how – should we do it anyway? We really tackled hard questions.

This month on Think Tank on Resilience, Maia Ervin, Lea Allah, Filip Francke and I set out to answer three questions: Does loneliness impact the resilience of people at work? Should leaders try to improve the experience of lonely employees? How could leaders make a difference in the loneliness of their people? We spent these 45 minutes on practical reasons, important considerations and useful stra...

Common wisdom would tell you that setting boundaries means learning to say no. The deep dive we did on the most recent episode of The Resilience Think Tank centered around what “boundaries” really mean and the ways they can actually make us more resilient and stronger – and that is not about saying “no.”

On the most recent episode of The Resilience Think Tank we talked to three incredible experts about why leaders struggle with success and how to be resilient enough to get what we want. Want to be part of the next Think Tank? Join our email list to be notified of every ThinkTank and to receive a summary of each episode after. https://hello.askdoctorg.com

Last week was the season premiere of The Resilience Think Tank. Thanks to our amazing group of folks who attended live! We tackled a problem that I’ve been wrestling with my entire career: How do you handle someone who denies a problem you see and are ready to solve? Want to be part of the next Think Tank? Join our email list to be notified of every ThinkTank and to receive a summary of each episo...