When I work with businesspeople and companies, my first challenge is to convince them that profitability, whether individual or corporate, though important, should not be the primary focus. To persuade the often-resistant corporate brain trust, I introduce them to what I call the 3 Ps. Yes, at the top of the business "food chain," the [...]
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships just concluded and the Women's Soccer World Cup is under way. And then there's you. You’ve worked hard in pursuit of your goals and, hopefully, you’ve achieved at least some of your competitive goals including qualifying for an upcoming big event. You may not be in the "Big Show" yet, but [...]
How Do Children Become Who They Become? The key question that intrigues me as both a parent and a so-called parenting expert is: How do children become who they become? Certainly, genetics play a formative role; intelligence, physical attributes, and temperament all have been found to have a strong hereditary component. Evidence is equally strong [...]
I'm pleased to announce that I have been named Program Director of The Vail Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and good works in all life pursuits through a commitment to thought leadership, exchange of ideas, technological innovation, transformational experiences, and practical solutions. I will be responsible for developing and overseeing The Vail [...]
I had three experiences recently that were real eye openers for me when it comes to raising children. I have to admit that I don't have too many epiphanies these days, considering that I've worked with children for years, I'm the author of three parenting books (working on my fourth), and I have two kids [...]
I had an hour-long interview on Saturday with the Pat Thurston on KGO-San Francisco about my just-published parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear From You. You can listen to the interview here.
There has been some egregiously bad decision making in the news lately, highlighted by the revelations around now-former Congressman Anthony Weiner's ongoing sexually explicit Twitter conversations and photo sharing with six women. And just to show you that this post isn't a partisan attack, let's not forget the similarly bad decision making of also-recently-resigned Republican [...]
My latest parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear From You, is now available for purchase here. The first five people who email me (jim@drjimtaylor.com) and are willing to promise to write a review on amazon will get a free, autographed copy.
Some time ago I wrote a blog post in which I argued, contrary to the current political wisdom (is that an oxymoron?) and education policy that the problem with public education in America is not lousy teachers or failing schools. Rather, failing students are the problem, specifically, students we enter the public school system wholly [...]
I wanted to share some exciting news with everyone. I've recently accepted a faculty position at the University of Denver. No, we're not moving to Colorado, at least not any time soon. Let me explain. The half-time, core-faculty position is as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Sport & Performance Psychology Program within DU's Graduate [...]