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Case Study: Prioritizing Student Wellbeing at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

Overview Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall (CH-CH) is an independent, college-preparatory day and boarding school serving over 200 students in…

Reflecting on Emotional Wellbeing: Insights from the 2025 AgileBrain New Year’s Check-In

The Start of a New Year: A Time for Reflection and Renewal Each new year invites a fresh chapter—a chance…

Mastering Emotional Agility: A Unified Model of Human Motivation Inspired by the Periodic Table

What motivates you to act, dream, or change? This fundamental question is at the heart of The Emotionally Agile Brain:…

AgileBrain Research

Validation of a Brief Image Elicitation Task as an Indicator of Subjective Wellbeing

Published: Frontiers in Public Health

J.D. Pincus discusses the validation of a brief image elicitation task as a novel method to assess subjective wellbeing in…

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Leadership as a Determinant of Need Fulfillment: Implications for Meta-Theory, Methods, and Practice

Published: Frontiers in Psychology

Leadership remains a major focus in both private and public sectors, with a huge investment of $356 billion in 2015…

Understanding the Emotional Effects of the Ukrainian Conflict – AgileBrain Research

AgileBrain Ukraine Initiative - Celebrating 1 Year In August of 2023, AgileBrain partnered with ICF Ukraine to provide AB for…

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Organizational Culture as a Need Fulfillment System: Implications for theory, methods, and practice

Published: Human Arenas

This article critiques the current understanding of organizational culture, highlighting the lack of theoretical consensus and clear definitions. It proposes…

AgileBrain Research

Values as Motives: Implications for theory, methods, and practice

Published: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Human values are fundamental to understanding various fields, including culture, ethics, politics, sociology, and management. These values represent the core…

Science of Emotions

Think of everything you know about emotions. What words pop into your mind when I say “emotions”? Feelings? Thoughts? Or…

Journey Through the 12 Days of Emotional Needs

As we approach the end of the year, a time traditionally filled with reflection and celebration, AgileBrain is excited to…

A View of Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Support

Circles of Support: A New View of Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Success in the Workplace

Employee wellbeing can be a source of true competitive advantage, but successfully implementing wellbeing requires a unified framework for action…

Case Study: AgileBrain & Jay Mandel – Reshaping Brand Strategy with a Coaching Approach

About Jay Mandel Jay Mandel, a coach, consultant, professor in brand marketing, and author of the book “Brand Strategy in…

AgileBrain and DREAM Venture Labs Launch Study to Examine the Emotional Needs of Refugee / Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Collaboration to Track Entrepreneurs in DREAM Venture Labs Program over 6-month Program. Boston, MA, November 7, 2023 AgileBrain (f/k/a Leading…

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The Structure of Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Published: BMC Psychology

A recently developed unified model of human motivation brings together various 'mini-theories' into a cohesive framework based on fundamental principles…

Dartmouth Gathering Raises Awareness for the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

Solutions to empowering student wellbeing are emerging At AgileBrain, we were heartened to see that Dartmouth College convened a special…

AgileBrain for Ukraine program provides free access to emotional well-being assistance for the people of Ukraine. ICF Ukrainian coaches will be trained and equipped to help.

ORLANDO, FL, USA at the ICF Converge 2023 Conference KYIV, UKRAINE August 24, 2023 Leading Indicator Systems (d/b/a AgileBrain), a…

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Wellbeing as Need Fulfillment: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Published: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Human resource professionals, point solution providers, and the mental health care industry often promote holistic well-being, but the concept lacks…

AgileBrain Research

Wellbeing as Human Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Published: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

J.D. Pincus critiques the current understanding of holistic well-being in human resources and mental health care, noting a lack of…

AgileBrain Research

Employee Engagement as Human Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Published: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

J.D. Pincus critiques the current state of employee engagement in human resource management, highlighting the lack of clear definitions and…

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Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for a Unified Pyramid of Human Motivation

Published: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

J.D. Pincus proposes a significant revision to Forbes' taxonomic model of human motivation by introducing a new, fourth life domain:…

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A Time-Constrained, Image-Based method for Assessing Employee Emotions

Published: Employee Benefit Research Institute

Human values play a crucial role in numerous fields, including culture, ethics, politics, anthropology, sociology, social psychology, environmental studies, health…

The Emotionally Agile Brain Mastering the 12 Emotional Needs that Drive Us

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Case Study: Prioritizing Student Wellbeing at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

Reflecting on Emotional Wellbeing: Insights from the 2025 AgileBrain New Year’s Check-In

Mastering Emotional Agility: A Unified Model of Human Motivation Inspired by the Periodic Table

Validation of a Brief Image Elicitation Task as an Indicator of Subjective Wellbeing

Leadership as a Determinant of Need Fulfillment: Implications for Meta-Theory, Methods, and Practice

Understanding the Emotional Effects of the Ukrainian Conflict – AgileBrain Research

Organizational Culture as a Need Fulfillment System: Implications for theory, methods, and practice

Values as Motives: Implications for theory, methods, and practice

Science of Emotions

Journey Through the 12 Days of Emotional Needs

Circles of Support: A New View of Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Success in the Workplace

Case Study: AgileBrain & Jay Mandel – Reshaping Brand Strategy with a Coaching Approach

AgileBrain and DREAM Venture Labs Launch Study to Examine the Emotional Needs of Refugee / Immigrant Entrepreneurs

The Structure of Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Dartmouth Gathering Raises Awareness for the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

AgileBrain for Ukraine program provides free access to emotional well-being assistance for the people of Ukraine. ICF Ukrainian coaches will be trained and equipped to help.

Wellbeing as Need Fulfillment: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Wellbeing as Human Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Employee Engagement as Human Motivation: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Practice

Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for a Unified Pyramid of Human Motivation

A Time-Constrained, Image-Based method for Assessing Employee Emotions

The Emotionally Agile Brain
Mastering the 12 Emotional Needs that Drive Us

Case Study: Prioritizing Student Wellbeing at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall