Stories by Peter Bregman - DailyGood

What to Do When You've Made Someone Angry

Peter Bregman 346,539

"I was running late. My wife Eleanor and I had agreed to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock and it was already ...

The Right Way to Respond to Failure

Peter Bregman 66,769

"Typically, when people fail, we blame them. Or teach them. Or try to make them feel better. But the learning -- the ...

How to Speak More Wisely

Peter Bregman 65,430

"It had been three weeks since my throat started to feel sore, and it wasn't getting better. The pain was most acute ...

Stop Worrying About How Much You Matter

Peter Bregman 51,740

There are some who will exude happiness well into their nineties. And, others who willl fall into the predicament of ...

How to Work with Someone You Don't Like

Peter Bregman 49,588

How do you work with someone you don't like? The old adage, "grin and bear it", is almost impossible to do. In this ...

A Simple Formula for Changing Our Behavior

Peter Bregman 49,032

"I had just walked into my daughter's room as she was working on a science project. Normally, I would have been ...

The Most Overlooked Leadership Skill

Peter Bregman 45,319

"Even before I released the disc, I knew it was a long shot. And, unfortunately, it was a clumsy one too. We were ...

The Unexpected Antidote to Procrastination

Peter Bregman 39,394

"A recent early morning hike in Malibu, California, led me to a beach, where I sat on a rock and watched surfers. I ...

Stop Focusing on Your Performance

Peter Bregman 36,172

"The night before our wedding, Eleanor and I stood awkwardly in the center of a large room, surrounded by our family ...

Why Leaders Must Feel Pain

Peter Bregman 32,424

On a plane flying cross-country, a CEO and management consultant tunes into a fellow passenger's sharp-edged ...

Outsmart Your Next Angry Ouburst

Peter Bregman 31,765

"Robert and Howard had always gotten along well. They'd worked on several projects together and considered each ...

Take Your Life Back

Peter Bregman 31,050

"The waiter was halfway through taking my family's order when his manager called him away."Where did the waiter go?" ...

When Nothing Works

Peter Bregman 28,645

I'd had tendinitis in my elbow for over a year. Even something as gentle as twisting a doorknob made me wince in ...

Are You Training Yourself to Fail?

Peter Bregman 27,149

"'Did you get done what you wanted to get done today?' Eleanor, my wife, asked me. 'Not really,' I said. She ...

Who Are You Really Mad At?

Peter Bregman 25,756

A father yells at his son who then hits his sister. A boss gets upset at a manager who then yells at their ...

How to Attend a Conference as Yourself

Peter Bregman 22,625

On a plane flying cross-country, a CEO and management consultant tunes into a fellow passenger's sharp-edged ...

Who's on Your Fridge?

Peter Bregman 18,973

"His name, I later found out, was Marvin Moster. In the obvious ways, he was unremarkable. And yet, I couldn't help ...

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