Blog - Jose J Ruiz

Navigating The Autonomy Paradox And Striving For Flow

A universal, existential struggle exists within each of us, from the moment we take our first breath until our last: the Autonomy Paradox. This paradox encapsulates our incessant search for the soothing embrace of certainty, while simultaneously yearning for the enigmatic allure of autonomy—a driving force behind our personal growth and evolution.

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Three Ways to Create a Culture of Trust

Offering three angles to look through when it comes to this important aspect of Conscious Culture, Jose focused his presentation on trust in leadership by employees, trust in employees by leadership, and trust in ourselves. Read on for our takeaways.

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The Differences Among Knowledge, Skills And Experience

Knowledge involves theory. It can be well-documented and shared. You can learn it, and you can teach it. Skills involve practice. You master skills through repetitiveness and consistent effort. Experience is when you apply your knowledge and skills to a specific situation or context.

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The Importance Of Assessing Strategic Capability

We seldom think about the most crucial component of strategy and strategic thinking, which is achieving the goal under uncertain conditions. A plan under conditions of certainty is not a strategy. It's just a plan. We're all capable of strategic thinking, and we're all capable of strategic planning. However, we have different levels of capability.

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How To Determine Your Executive Caliber

Judgment capability is at the center of what we empirically perceive as an individual's caliber. Judgment capability is the ability to define problems and make decisions in the absence of clarity and certainty. This definition of judgment has two components to consider. The first is the ability to determine what is unknown and to extrapolate to make a decision.

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Overcoming Leadership Blind Spots

According to Robert Bruce Shaw, author of Leadership Blindspots, blind spots are unrecognized weaknesses or threats that can hinder a leader's success. Weaknesses that we know about aren't likely to derail us from our goals. However, the weaknesses that we don't know about are the dangerous ones.

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How To Lead The Introverts On Your Team

Approximately one-third to half of the world's population is introverts. With this figure in mind, most likely, you have introverts on your team. These individuals are likely quieter than their loud-talking colleagues, as they don't like attracting attention to themselves.

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Lead By Example To Teach Resilience To Team Members

The conventional notion of grit is "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Our parents taught us early on that we need to pick ourselves up whenever we fail. But how do you apply that principle to a team to increase its resilience?

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How Applying Fluidity Can Shape Your Leadership

The definition of "leadership" varies from expert to expert, even from person to person. And a good leader in one culture may not be so in another, unless some adjustments are made. It's because leadership isn't written in stone. It's a social construct, and there is no one formula that guarantees the result of a specific leadership.

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June 26, 2023

Jose Ruiz Assumes the Role of President and Chairman of Conscious Capitalism Mexico

April 8, 2023

Flow and The Autonomy Paradox

We all deal with an underlying internal conflict from the day we are born until we die. It is the conflict between seeking the comfort of […]
April 3, 2023
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Are you going to be disrupted by AI?

Those specializing in a “how” are more vulnerable to disruption than those specializing in a “what” because their expertise is often tied to a specific technology […]
April 1, 2023
The PAEI model and the DOES framework can be complementary approaches to management and organizational performance improvement.

The Design, Organize, Execute, and Sustain (DOES) framework and the Adizes PAEI model

The Design Organize Execute and Sustain (DOES) framework and the PAEI model developed by Dr. Ichak Adizes are both management frameworks designed to help organizations improve […]
April 1, 2023
The DOES framework consists of four stages: Design, Organize, Execute, and Sustain.

The Design Organize Execute and Sustain (DOES) Cycle

The Design, Organize, Execute, and Sustain (DOES) framework is a contemporary approach designed by Jose J Ruiz for continuous improvement that can help organizations to achieve […]
May 22, 2020

How To Lead The Introverts On Your Team

Approximately one-third to half of the world's population is introverts. With this figure in mind, most likely, you have introverts on your team. These individuals are likely quieter than their loud-talking colleagues, as they don't like attracting attention to themselves.
April 2, 2020
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Lead By Example To Teach Resilience To Team Members

The only difference between introverts and extroverts is their energy management. Extroverts are energized by having people around them, so they feel the most alive when they're with other people. Extroverts' "battery" is located outside themselves. These are 6 things you need to do when leading introverts.
March 26, 2020

This week in Mexico – Mar 14, 2020

The Coronavirus crisis escalated as the week advanced, and it brought global economies to a screeching halt. The United States declared a national emergency this week as cases grew. 2,800 coronavirus cases have not been reported in the US, with 58 deaths.
March 17, 2020

Let’s work remotely! But First, Read This

Working remotely is not about being tech-savvy or having the right tools. It's about being effective as a team when we are not in the same building. It's about achieving communication and coordination without being in front of each other. Most importantly, it's about the clarity of expectations and accountability so we can make independent decisions and judgments.
March 15, 2020
Mexico News

This week in Mexico – Mar 7, 2020

The Coronavirus crisis escalated as the week advanced, and it brought global economies to a screeching halt. The United States declared a national emergency this week as cases grew. 2,800 coronavirus cases have not been reported in the US, with 58 deaths.
March 14, 2020
Agile Leadership

Improving Team Engagement with Agile Principles

Agile Method is a streamlined, no-nonsense approach that involves the collaborations among team members and between the team and the customer. It also involves the contributions from business people, not merely the technical people. Moreover, when the team engagement is high, the final product is likely to be successful
March 14, 2020
Idea in Brief: The Leadership Trap

Idea in Brief: The Leadership Trap

The leadership trap: People don't do what you want, they do what you tell them to do. Don't manage the tasks if you want to manage the goal.
March 7, 2020

This week in Mexico – Mar 1, 2020

Executive search firms and headhunters in Mexico feel the arrival of the Coronavirus but recruiters continue to see strong activity.
February 29, 2020

This week in Mexico – Feb 29, 2020

Executive search firms and headhunters in Mexico began to feel the impact and nervousness in both clients and candidates. As we write this post, many are bracing for the impact on travel and disruption in day to day activities similar to what we saw with the H1N1 virus in 2009. As in 2009, the biggest fear is the compounding effect on an already fragile economy.
February 28, 2020
Fluid Leadership

How Applying Fluidity Can Shape Your Leadership

The definition of "leadership" varies from expert to expert, even from person to person. And a good leader in one culture may not be so in another unless some adjustments are made. It's because leadership isn't written in stone. It's a social construct, and there is no one formula that guarantees the result of specific leadership.
February 21, 2020
Job Search Tips

Executive jobs: It’s not you, it’s not me. It’s just not meant to be.

No two individuals are alike, and while every case is different, there is a broad trend of how corporations are hiring and retaining talent. Understanding those patterns can help eliminate frustration.
February 21, 2020
Mexico Industry News

This week in Mexico – Feb 21, 2020

This Week in Mexico February 15, 2020 to February 21, 2020 Recruiting in Mexico The economy in Mexico continues to be robust, with a surprise boost […]
February 11, 2020
Job Interview Recruiter

How should you prepare for a successful job interview?

Being interviewed for a new job by a recruiter is always exciting and terrifying at the same time. Depending on the type of job, an interviewer can focus on the technical skills or the personality elements.
February 11, 2020
Toyota manufacturing in Mexico

Toyota opens a second manufacturing plant in Mexico

Toyota has invested over 700 million dollars in opening a new plant in Mexico to support its vehicle manufacturing.
February 10, 2020
Fluid Leadership

How Applying Fluidity Can Shape Your Leadership

The definition of "leadership" varies from expert to expert, even from person to person. And a good leader in one culture may not be so in another, unless some adjustments are made. It's because leadership isn't written in stone. It's a social construct, and there is no one formula that guarantees the result of a specific leadership.
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