March 28, 2016
I, Robot: A Glimpse of the Future
Androids, cyber criminals, and ingenious scientists who push the limits of knowledge are mainstays of science fiction. But little by little, they’ve been moving…
Posts tagged with 'business'
March 1, 2016
The Sharing Economy
Divergent views of the new Sharing Economy abound. Award-winning social entrepreneur Benita Matofska describes it as a “socio-economic ecosystem” benefitting all suppliers and buyers. “Human…
January 5, 2016
Decisions, Decisions…
Google searching “leaders are decisive” resulted in 33.6 million hits. I must have leadership potential because I make hundreds of decisions every day. Many of…
January 4, 2016
To Thine Own Self be True
Authenticity is one of those overused words. The more it’s crowbarred into corporate literature of all types, the more slippery its meaning becomes. So…
December 8, 2015
Bosses, Managers and Leaders
Climbing the career ladder will lead you to become a boss, manager and, hopefully, into a leadership position. These terms are somewhat interchangeable but conjure…
November 2, 2015
The Paradox of Servant Leadership
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…
October 13, 2015
How to be a Successful Intrapreneur
Until I recently stumbled upon an unfamiliar term – intrapreneur – I considered myself a typical Mind Tools’ blogger who keeps up with the business…
July 21, 2015
I Don’t Want to Brag, but You Should
When I meet new people, I want their respect but it takes time to earn this “feeling of deep admiration… (of my)…
June 23, 2015
Wanna Join a Team?
Justin Rosenstein, the co-founder of collaboration software company Asana, wondered, “Why do some teams march in unison and achieve big dreams, while…
April 28, 2015
Personality vs Character
A century ago, the military asked the American Psychological Association to develop a test capable of identifying soldiers susceptible to shell shock. Rorschach inkblots then…
March 30, 2015
How to Fail Faster and Better
Since leaving my job as a news reporter for Thomson Reuters and going freelance some years ago, I’ve had to come to terms with failure…
March 24, 2015
Creating Influence, Part Two
Part one of this “Creating Influence” blog post was published on February 24. It outlined two main ideas from Dan Pink’s book,…