Albert Einstein said, "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." When real learning takes place, it's more than just gaining knowledge. It's about being able to understand and apply what you've learned. We all attend school during our childhood, and the sole purpose is to learn and grow. However, as we settle into […]
Imagine being forever immune to heart attacks and strokes because you take a daily dose of medication. Great! But there's a little hitch. The medication can be very sour and it takes 10 minutes to prepare. Would you take the medication or just hope that your heart is strong enough without it? This question is […]
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 from the imaginations of writers into the real world, and they're changing it – for better and for worse. Most of us can't stop the march of innovation, and perhaps we […]
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 rights are respected [… and] value is seen not purely as financial value, but wider economic, environmental and social value are equally important." She concludes that it is "… business […]
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 my decisions are made in the bat of an eye. It was cloudy, so I grabbed a jacket on my way out the door. "Want to go to New York […]
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 I found it very helpful to hear Rob Goffee bring the word back to basics, in our Expert Interview podcast. He told me that the Oxford English Dictionary defines “authenticity” as […]
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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 different emotional reactions that I’ll bet we share. We’ve known leaders who act like the bossy know-it-alls that make us cringe. We’ve also known folks far from the top whose […]
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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Until I recently stumbled upon an unfamiliar term – intrapreneur – I considered myself a typical Mind Tools’ blogger who keeps up with the business world’s latest trends and lingo. Imagine my shock when I then learned that it was coined 30 years ago by Gifford Pinchot (Gifford, P. (1985). “Who is the Intrapreneur?” Intrapreneuring: […]
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When I meet new people, I want their respect but it takes time to earn this "feeling of deep admiration… (of my) abilities, qualities, or achievements." In some situations, such as a job interview or joining a new team, we try to manage the impression we make on people because important decisions about our future […]
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