Get your brain in motion
Understanding other people’s languages, cultures, etiquettes and taboos is of great value to the diplomat. Kwintessential is a homepage set up by a group of translators providing a series of guides concerning cultural patterns and management styles in different countries. Its purpose is not to develop stereotypes but to deliver an initial framework from where to start the discovery of each culture’s nuances.
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Author: Maria Teresa Del Re
In an increasingly competitive global environment, doing more with less has become a mantra in many organizations. However, this expression evokes skepticism since it often implies that the management is raising the bar on goals and expectations while spending less money.
For valuable and motivated employees this could be frustrating. Managers should focus on those who want to give their best, but cannot because of organizational barriers. They should shift the focus from what employees have to do in order to do more with less to how leaders need to respond.
There are at least four ways to increase productivity even with resource constraints:
1. Specify “must-win” battles
2. Avoid the trap of routines
3. Design and treat training as a process, not an event
4. Provide “freedom to act”
Read more on the Business Week’s article By Mark Royal and Tom Agnew
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For today’s professionals, true fulfilment comes from much more than simply doing a good job. A sense of purpose, collaboration, and impact are key drivers for the modern workforce. According to a recent survey by Thomson Reuters,
1) 70% of professionals would prefer a job they enjoy, compared to 29% who would prefer a job that pays well;
2) 56% prefer to work for a company that makes a positive impact on the world, even if it doesn’t pay as well;
3) more than 50% of all professionals prefer a challenging work environment.
For more evidence see http://bit.ly/1ftrbu5
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For today’s professionals, true fulfillment comes from much more than simply doing a good job. A sense of purpose, collaboration, and impact are key drivers for the modern workforce. According to a recent survey by Thomson Reuters,
1) 70% of professionals would prefer a job they enjoy, compared to 29% who would prefer a job that pays well;
2) 56% prefer to work for a company that makes a positive impact on the world, even if it doesn’t pay as well;
3) more than 50% of all professionals prefer a challenging work environment.
For more evidence see http://bit.ly/1bIVUV5
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Richard Branson, one of the most original and successful businessmen in the world, is the founder of the Virgin Group and the author of various books on creative management. He has became the first LinkedIn Influencer to amass 1 million followers. To celebrate this accomplishment, Sir Richard sat down with LinkedIn’s Executive Editor, Daniel Roth, to answer questions from members about the secrets to success.
To be
are some of the qualities that came out to be essential.
In his latest book, Like a Virgin, Secrets They Won’t Teach you at Business School, he stresses the importance of leaving freedom of thought and of setting priorities to his employees and he underlines the significance of never allowing money and bonuses to be the main incentives to hard work in order to be a successful manager.
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The true difference between success and failure is your ability to get and keep yourself motivated:
Read more by Geoffrey James on: http://bit.ly/1hyTGtC
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People usually take IQ as an infallible benchmark to judge individuals’ smartness. Well, in 1990, the concept of “Emotional Quotient – EQ” was firstly introduced unveiling a new world about interpersonal skills and their importance. While IQ is hard to improve, enhancing our EQ is not only possible but fully recommended.
Here are 5 key points suggested by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic:
1. Your level of EQ is firm, but not rigid;
2. Good coaching programs do work;
3. But you can only improve if you get accurate feedback;
4. Some techniques (and coaches) are more competent than others;
5. Some people are more coachable than others.
Read more on http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/can_you_really_improve_your_em.html
In his article “Empowering Leaders To Coach” Terry Klass states that leadership is essentially about cultivating the dreams of those around us. It is about helping individuals, creating a perfect path between them and providing the guidance and knowledge to set them free.
How leaders can empower themselves to coach and mentor others? What are some strategies and techniques to successful coaching? What does a culture of empowerment look like for everyone?
The ability to identify and understand another person’s feelings and challenges is the first step to empowering us to coach.
The second step in mentoring is asking how we can best support our coachee’s choices and challenges.
The third step in coaching others is remaining open-minded and non-judgmental- probably the most difficult of all.
Read the full article at: http://goo.gl/Z0xAC
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