Do you have to love what you do for a living to be happy at work? As an editor, I play with words all day and, right now, I can't think of anything else I'd rather do. I may not wake up and dread my working day now but, during my past roles, I […]
Communication, Leadership, Problem Solving, Stress, Team Management
Like many people, I’d viewed the idea of ‘servant leadership’ with a fair amount of skepticism. Not knowing much about it, I thought the term itself was a contradiction. How can someone be subservient and lead at the same time? So I was curious to hear what Sen Sendjaya had to say, when I interviewed […]
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"Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes." ~ Benjamin Franklin. Motivation is the feeling that makes you want to act now or, as Benjamin Franklin put it, "put on work clothes" and get busy. It’s the excitement about a future plan or a success, and the drive that turns an idea into reality. […]
Sometimes it takes a shock to jolt us out of unhelpful habits. For Jason Garner, it was the premature death of his mother. He was 37 at the time and the loss hit him hard. "I cried. I went to therapy, a lot of therapy, and I started to really understand the programming that made […]
"Everyone makes mistakes." How often have you heard that, or even said it yourself? Chances are, fairly often… and usually when a mistake has been made. Personally, I really don't mind making mistakes... as long I can learn from them. I've got a pretty distinct learning style: I like to be taught or study the […]
I was looking forward to interviewing leading sustainability expert Wayne Visser for our Expert Interview podcast. The plan was to talk face-to-face but we ended up speaking via Skype instead. I’d like to say I chose technology over transport to reduce my carbon footprint, but actually the decision was more about timing. This got me […]
All Posts, Change Management, Expert Interview, Leadership, Strategy, Team Management
As someone who is always fascinated by the latest ideas in management, leadership and personal development, I've been tracking developments in an overlapping field – Positive Psychology – for quite a few years. It's a discipline that not only helps people flourish in their lives and in the workplace but also looks at how individuals […]
Boards govern, management teams lead. That's what Nancy Falls told me when we talked recently about her new book, "Corporate Concinnity in the Boardroom: 10 Imperatives to Drive High Performance Companies." It makes sense that boards and management teams should do different things. But where does corporate governance end and leading the company begin? According […]
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When I was in elementary school, the best part of my day wasn't running around in the yard, or dreaming up impossible adventures with my friends. It was getting my homework back from Mr Noyce with a big red tick and "V.G." at the bottom, short for "Very Good." I'd done it! I'd been recognized! […]
Justin Rosenstein, the co-founder of collaboration software company Asana, wondered, "Why do some teams march in unison and achieve big dreams, while others waste time, get stressed and lose steam? I've found that the answer is clarity." His first requirement is clarity of purpose. Abundant literature and research confirms the immediate need for clarity of […]
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