May 29, 2015
Tick Tock…
Each person has his or her own particular strengths and skills at work. In the Mind Tools office, for example, we’ve got expert project managers,…
May 26, 2015
Are Learning Styles Going Out of Style?
How do you learn more quickly and thoroughly? Some say they learn best through hearing and speaking about new concepts. Others prefer visual presentations. Kinesthetic…
May 22, 2015
I Wish I’d Thought of That!
Some people are remarkably practical and “hands on.” They see a problem and, after a little bit of thought, ably set about solving it. Probably…
May 18, 2015
Let’s Try to Get Along
They say you can’t choose your family – you just have to try to get along. And we all know the affronts, compromises and negotiations…
May 12, 2015
Managers Versus Leaders: the big Debate!
What’s the difference between managers and leaders? It’s one of those questions you might expect to answer if you’re sitting an…
May 8, 2015
Leap Before you Look!
There are many occasions in life when it seems easier to stay on a familiar, risk-free, but ultimately unsatisfying path, rather than to strike off…
May 1, 2015
Caregiving and Work – When the Cracks Start to Show
I’d got no further than taking off my coat and turning on my laptop when my desk phone rang – it was my mom. “Charlie?…
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…
April 27, 2015
The key to Innovation
What has Leonardo da Vinci got to do with creating an engaging marketing campaign or reducing your company’s carbon footprint? Quite a lot, if…
April 24, 2015
Who’s on the Team?
I’ve been lucky to work under a number of successful management teams in the past… but I’ve also worked with teams that, frustratingly, didn’t quite…
April 14, 2015
What Lifts you up?
There are several areas in my life where I’m constantly striving to improve myself. And, for each one, I motivate myself using different methods.
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…