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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 you look over at their computer screens, they’re surfing the web, catching up on the sports results, or sharing photos on social media. All the while, you’re frantically working on your own […]

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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, but there are also several important differences. Particularly, when you send a book to press there's no turning back. In a few weeks, you'll be holding a physical copy of […]

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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 shoulders, tipping me forward. A small group of colleagues (or, should I say, former colleagues) are gathered around me. "Now, just let yourself fall," says my captor. "Trust your team […]

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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 two things: understand – through data and conversation – what your customers want and do not want; and find out – through structured experimentation – what really matters to people. […]

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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 had what looked like a great life - a house by the beach, a good consulting practice, a BMW - but which, in reality, wasn't so great. "I didn't really […]

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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 the Sussex countryside. It was still dark outside, and the van rocked on its axles as the rain lashed against the sides, carried on heavy gusts of a chilly autumn […]

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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 real impact. Anthony recently talked to Mind Tools about his new book, The First Mile, in which he shares lessons from his many years of experience as an innovation adviser and investor. In it, he offers […]

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