No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Isaac Asimov
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“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
This may sound fluffy but it’s an important perspective to take: 10 hours of work when you’re exhausted, cranky and distracted might be far less productive than 3 hours when you’re “in the zone.”
Eric Barker on Times Online Magazine explains that “Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance”.
So, if you want to work like an athlete, here are things to take into consideration:
#1 Get enough sleep: Nobody is at their best when exhausted;
#2 Know your prime hours and use them strategically;
#3 Time meals and snacks to make sure you have the energy to do solid work and you’re not hungry or sluggish when you need to perform;
#4 Strategically use rituals that keep you positive and energized;
#5 Schedule evening and weekend activities that recharge you.
No doubt, time management skills are necessary. But just as with your relationships, “quality time” matters!
Read more on: Time Management Skills Are Stupid. Here’s What Works.
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in Cabinet Room meeting
Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Gilbert in a recent Ted Talk analyses the way we experience great failure and the way we experience great success.
In this moving video she describes how “for most of our lives, we live out our existence here in the middle of the chain of human experience where everything is normal and reassuring and regular, but failure catapults us abruptly way out over here into the blinding darkness of disappointment. Success catapults us just as abruptly but just as far way out over here into the equally blinding glare of fame and recognition and praise. And there’s a real equal danger in both cases of getting lost out there… in the hinterlands of the psyche.”
“I am not young enough to know everything.”
Oscar Wilde
Image source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOscar_Wilde.jpeg
Ines Pires-Urquiza, a specialist in Soft Diplomacy Skills, in her post on The International School of Protocol and Diplomacy website affirms that soft diplomatic skills and protocol not only are an “European Art”, but rather a common need among developing countries and they should therefore be integrated into global daily lives.
“The current business and social environment is multicultural, multi-generational and multilingual”, she writes. Mastering effective communication skills has rapidly become a worldwide necessity, and the key to success in diplomatic and business domains.
Knowing rules and procedures, which represent a central element of protocol learning, constitutes a prerequisite to any successful negotiation. “Skills development goes before organization, communication and leadership”, affirms the author. The benefits springing from knowing the culture base, the attitude and the background of our counterparts are countless and are able to influence the outcome of any deal.
Read full article at:http://ispdnews.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/soft-diplomacy-brief/
Image source: flickr.com “Playing chess on the Nile#5” Ranil Amarasuriya http://goo.gl/I7L1Gv
proposed by: Emanuele D’Andrassi
Marching Band leaders during a parade represent a good example of how a leader should try to inspire others in order to support a particular dream or objective. This is because every marching band leader, despite having its own particular style, is committed to keep the band members marching in perfect step and with gusto. Effective leadership is essentially about managing to empower others to stick to their mission. In her article, Terry Klass identifies a few ways which may help leaders in this fundamental task:
- Clearly communicate the dream;
- Ask for input about the dream;
- Stay open in case a course correction is needed;
- Keep everybody motivated.
Read the full article at: http://bit.ly/1icN9CL
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11223807@N04/7581144810/sizes/o/
Proposed by: Ruben Caruccio
The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For the month of June the attention is drawn on “Backup”
Image: Diplofoundation
The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare
Some believe leadership is a gift. Others think it is possible to learn to be a leader.
For those who wish to strengthen their leadership skills, Laura Entis provides seven points to help you become a better leader:
1. Do not be scared to fail big
2. Banish self-doubt by acknowledging your accomplishments
3. Do not settle for the standard solution
4. Focus on results, not style
5. Always keep improving
6. Learn to act like an introvert and an extrovert
7. Cultivate generosity
Read the full article here.
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