Lynda Gratton emphasizes the importance of calm as a critical leadership capability, highlighting that it can be inherited, innate, or learned through experience. She identifies three pathways to calm—heritage, personality, and experience—and argues that cultivating calm enhances endurance, clarity, and influence in high-pressure work environments. The article advocates for deliberate practices to strengthen calm, which is essential for sustainable and effective leadership in modern workplaces.
Calm has launched a new stand-alone iOS app called Calm Sleep, designed to provide personalized sleep support through tailored plans, daily tasks, sleep stories, and wearable integration, with a premium subscription offering full access to content.
The remote region of Transcarpathia in Ukraine has experienced minimal Russian attacks over the past three years, offering a rare sense of calm and normalcy compared to other parts of Ukraine affected by the war, and has become a refuge for displaced civilians fleeing eastern conflict zones.
As the election approaches, residents of Washington, D.C., are finding ways to manage their anxiety and stress, reflecting the heightened tension and anticipation surrounding the political climate.
Glimmers are small moments of joy that activate the vagus nerve, helping to regulate our nervous system and promote feelings of calm and happiness. Unlike triggers, which stimulate survival responses, glimmers help us recall times of joy and happiness. Finding personal glimmers requires conscious attention to activities, people, and places that make us feel at ease. They can be self-regulating or co-regulating, and keeping note of them can help access or create more glimmers during times of unease. Seeking out awe-inspiring experiences can also shift our nervous system into a more regulated state.
A talkative yellow-headed parrot calmly rode on its owner's shoulder through an automatic car wash, showing no signs of panic as long as the conversation continued. Other birds, however, were not as calm.
