What’s the most important thing to learn if you want to advance your career? How to foster, develop, and manage relationships effectively. In today’s emerging right-brain economy, the hard skills taught in schools provide only the baseline of what is required in most professions. Professionals who have the edge — those singled out for high-potential programs [...]
Personal Development
Guest Author: Howie Jacobson Ball #1: Jabulani A bunch of the world’s soccer goalkeepers are having fits about the new Adidas Jabulani ball. As the World Cup approaches, the goalies are near-unanimous in their complaints: Too light, too curvy, too sleek, too slippery, too unpredictable. Here are some quotes about the Jabulani from the goalkeepers [...]
Fast Company has recently published information from a study conducted by IBM that is the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews. The global picture of what CEO’s identified as the most important leadership qualities in the next five years is outlined in the article. The top 3 qualities, even amidst the economic downturn, that [...]
The folks at BoxofCrayons.net have put together a short video reminder to inject fun and purpose into your work and life. Click here to watch the video. A continuation of the “do great work theme” that Box of Crayons promotes, this little video is a fun prompt to remember to : Get Focused Be Creative [...]
Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s contributions to the business of work discourse are usually good, but the March 1, 2010 post on the Harvard Business Review site (www.hbr.org) was exceptionally relevant and inspiring. Her focus was on “Getting Americans Back to Work.” Small and Do-able Ideas Great, lots of people are writing about that topic with big [...]
It was hard to find much to cheer about in 2009. People and institutions seemed to let us down on a regular basis. Rather than place blame, let’s figure out what we can do to make 2010 a better year than the one we just left. Get better. Get better at making promises, keeping promises [...]
Gail Fritz, a writer friend of mine recently shared the following essay with me. I was struck by the possibilities of the exercise she describes for both the individuals and the organizations with which I work. When a company or nonprofit is trying to articulate its vision, one of the most difficult things is to [...]
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