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I’m droggy. I’m congested. And I’m lacking sleep. I feel like I’ve been in this state forever. But it’s only been a day. Image via Creative Commons You ever been there? If you’re like most leaders, you have. Leaders Lack Sleep In a Gallop study, research shows that, on average, 40% of the US get…
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Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
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The Diplo calendar 2015 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of the wisdom accumulated by humanity over the centuries that has stood the test of time and remains as valid as ever. The hope is that it will inspire you and lead you to explore the thoughts of the people who in one way or another have changed human history for the better .
For the month of March the selected quotation is by Henry Ford (1863-1947) – American industrialist converted the automobile from an expensive luxury into an affordable vehicle that had massive impact on the United States and the world.
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The story of “The Blood Telegram” shows how difficult it can be, for a diplomat, to tell what he believes to be the truth. Here’s an interesting review by The Economist of the book by Gary Bass, a Princeton academic, analyzing America’s role in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971.
U.S. diplomat Archer Blood put his career at risk by revealing Pakistan’s crimes against Bangladeshi citizens fighting for independence in a telegram to Washington, then strongly allied with Islamabad, the occupying power.
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Although there is no one size that fits all solution, Carthage Buckley, on Coaching Positive Performance, lists 7 steps that can help each of us improving our time management and the quality of our results.
1. Become aware : if you want to create real and last change you need to understand exactly where your time is going
2. Analyse your data: collect the time and the percentage of time spent on each activity and consider the results, are you happy about that?
3. Identify tasks which are not necessary: very often a task is being performed for no other reason than it has always been done
4. Identify the tasks that can be automated
5. Identify the tasks that can be delegated or outsourced: if you work alone and you have nobody to delegate to, consider the possibility of outsourcing
6. Make gradual changes: Pick 2-3 small changes that can have a positive impact on your time management
7. Right task, right time: examine your energy levels and make the best use of them. Assign your most important tasks to periods of highest energy
For more: How to improve your time management quickly
Salvador Dalì – The persistence of memory, 1931
The difference between success and failure is a great team.
A successful leader is one who can inspire his or her team members to work better together toward a common vision and goals.
Here are 15 quotes from well-known coaches, athletes, business leaders, and authors that will inspire you and your team members to work better together:
– “Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” –Vince Lombardi
-“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” –Michael Jordan
-“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” –Andrew Carnegie
-“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller
“Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” –Patrick Lencioni
-“I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.” –Jean-Francois Cope
-“None of us is as smart as all of us.” –Ken Blanchard
-“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” –Henry Ford
-“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” –Henry Ford
-“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” –Phil Jackson
-“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence.” –Mike Schmoker
-“It takes two flints to make a fire.” –Louisa May Alcott
-“Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” –Mattie Stepanek
-“To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.” –Mike Krzyzewski
-“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” –James Cash Penney
Read more: Dave Kerpen on Inc.
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