April 13, 2015
Do you Want to be More Innovative?
Stop and think about some of the incredible innovations we rely on today. Most of these products were invented decades ago and are now such…
Posts categorised with 'Problem Solving'
March 17, 2015
What Helps you Stick to Your Goals?
I often challenge myself to go without something I enjoy for a period of time. At the moment, I’ve given up chocolate, and my…
February 27, 2015
Think Like a Pro…crastinator
I can honestly say that writing this blog is the best part of my job. As an editor, I spend much of my…
February 24, 2015
Creating Influence
Warning: You won’t want to hear what I’m about to tell you. But hang with me, please. I’ll make you feel much better about it…
February 17, 2015
Get Lazy Colleagues to Pull Their Weight!
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where someone in your team is frequently less proactive or busy than you? Every time…
February 13, 2015
One Size Doesn’t fit all
Before I joined Mind Tools as an editor in 2012, I worked in book publishing. There are many similarities between more traditional and online publishing,…
January 30, 2015
Team Building Exercises – That Don’t Suck!
Picture the scene… I’m standing on a table in a conference room, arms wrapped around myself, eyes closed. Someone is holding me firmly by the…
January 6, 2015
I Love “not-so-big” Data
I’m fascinated by data. Perhaps you should be, too? One of the things I love about working online is that you can so quickly do…
December 22, 2014
Say Less for Success
Ask Dr Bob Tobin where he lives and he’ll tell you “heaven.” That’s Japan, to you and me. Tobin moved there from California, where he…
October 7, 2014
Ridiculous and Remarkable
What drives you to do remarkable things? The answer came to me early yesterday morning, while sitting in my minivan, in a remote part of…
July 28, 2014
Set Your Idea up for Success
It’s a sobering thought that, according to Scott D. Anthony, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies have any…
