Evaluating The Feedback You Receive
3 steps how to receive feedback, especially when it is unsolicited We grow best by building on our strengths, not by constantly trying to correct our “weaknesses.” That’s the essence of positive...
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A few tips on how to handle negative feedback well rather than poorly We all have experienced receiving negative feedback, and if we are honest there are times when we have not handled well. We may...
View ArticleHiring for Attitude
How attitude is a good predictor of prospective employee success, and how you can identify those with the right attitude for your business. The top challenge for CEOs according to a survey from the...
View ArticleFreedom & Choice
Choosing your own way, and choosing to be free of interference from others in doing so What does freedom mean to you? You will come up with many answers covering many concepts, situations or contexts...
View ArticleDecisions for Speed to Market
How to make decisions at speed Speed to market is increasingly important when you need to respond to business, competitive or market changes. Making a poor decision, implementing a decision poorly or...
View ArticleManaging the Monkey!
How to free time, reduce your to-do list, and move back to managing from being managed!!! Many managers often find themselves with long to-do lists which get longer, with more seeming to have been...
View ArticleLeveraging Deadlines
How to use deadlines to your advantage We often live in fear of deadlines or see them as the main source of our stress. You know how it goes: “Only two months left to make your annual target”, “The...
View ArticleHiring Dedicated People
In 2015 SouthWest Airlines received a job application every two seconds, but it was very selective. It received over 287,000 resumes from which it interviewed 102,112 candidates, and hired only 6,582...
View ArticlePhysics & Productivity
How to use Newton’s three laws of motion to become more productive In our physic classes as children, we all learned Sir Isaac Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Universal in their application they can...
View ArticleHelping Employees Engage Themselves
How to encourage employees to engage themselves in what they do! There is a problem with employee engagement. And I am not talking about the reports decrying the low levels of employee engagement in...
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