Delivering Happiness, the groundbreaking business book by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh launched on June 7, 2010 and so did my article Work-Life Flow℠: How Individuals, Zappos and Other Innovative Companies Achieve High Engagement in Global Business and Organizational Excellence featuring an interview with Tony.

Work-Life Flow℠ describes how companies such as Zappos, Replacements Ltd, and Patagonia achieve high levels of customer ... Read more »

Two big questions have been following me for a number of years.

1. How can we shift the paradigm and the experience from work life no balance to work life integration?

2. How can we restore soul to work at the corporate and individual levels?

Then along comes Flow. A state of maximum engagement based in the intrinsic meaning of work.

I’ve adapted Csikszentmihalyi’s ... Read more »

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We organize

We create organizations – systems designed to help us get things done.

We organize our closets, desks, offices, workshops, and kitchen cabinets. We organize the hockey team, fund-raiser, and ski trip. Within the organization we create structures – a cubby at just the right height for each child’s mittens; rules – put your mittens in your cubby; roles – each ... Read more »

The Situation

Imagine that you’ve just been promoted. You are now a member of the executive team and have global responsibilities. This appointment is a vote of confidence by the board and the company’s senior leaders that you see what is needed to help the company thrive and grow and can lead people through these changes.

In your first month as Vice ... Read more »

Dear Sir and the Occasional Madam CEO:

A year ago the waters of the great economic oceans receded. In fear of what might come next, people have responded in a variety of ways. Some are frozen in place awestruck (perhaps dumbstruck) by this phenomena. Others are waiting things out in the hills. Some are hiding in caves.  But those who will ... Read more »

The members of Germane’s team are chosen – and choose Germane – for our ability to see into what is most important and true about our clients. We are highly intuitive, scientifically sound and systemic in our approach. We have degrees in physics, organization development and psychology. Dr. Anne Perschel, president and founder, is the lead consultant on all engagements. ... Read more »

Welcome to Germane’s content rich web site. I believe in generously sharing experiences, ideas, insight and wisdom that make the world of work a better place – one in which people discover and use their greatest gifts and best self. I have, therefore, intentionally included a variety of substantive articles for leaders about the human/psychological aspects of their roles. I ... Read more »

Lack of clarity about the differences between executive/organizational consulting, executive coaching, and executive psychotherapy is confusing for executives and can lead them to request and receive the wrong services only to discover that their expectations are not being met, there is no improvement, or worse, conditions deteriorate. Furthermore, when coaches attempt to deal with problems that require the expertise of ... Read more »

Most professionals work well over 40 hours per week and many women also maintain the major share of responsibilities for managing home and family. Work life balance – dividing and creating time for everything – can be a myth that leaves you feeling badly when you can’t achieve it. Working in ways that replenish rather than drain your energy may ... Read more »