Get your brain in motion
Chris Lonsdale is a psychologist from New Zealand who runs a company in Hong Kong. After spending many years assessing all of the research available on language learning, he was able to formulate five principles and seven actions that will allow any adult to learn a new language and speak it fluently in six months.
Discover Lonsdale’s approach in his TED Talk.
Mary Wroblewski, in her article How to become a diplomatic employee published by The Global Post, suggests 9 steps to reach such an ambitious goal.
Step 1 – Listen carefully and respectfully to your co-workers, especially those whose ideas differ from your own.
Step 2 – Refrain from criticizing your coworkers. If you disagree with a coworker about an idea or decision, don’t tell him you think he’s wrong or question his competence.
Step 3 – Avoid participating in workplace gossip or other behaviors that might pit one side of the workplace against another.
Step 4 – Demonstrate compassion, support and encouragement to coworkers who disagree with a particular strategy or agenda.
Step 5 – Build a consensus by soliciting feedback and ideas.
Step 6 – Recognize when conditions deteriorate and take proactive measures.
Step 7 – Maintain your composure when tempers flare.
Step 8 – Acknowledge your mistakes when they occur.
Step 9 – Share credit with others for accomplishments.
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There is a vast literature on successful leadership and the right skills to be a leader, but what makes a poor leader?
In an article by Bernard Marr on the World Economic Forum Blog, the author has identified the eight signs a person might not be ready for a leadership position:
Read the full article here.
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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 Peter Drucker (1909-2005) – Management consultant, educator and author, author of several books on management and a leader in establishing management education.
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How many soft skills you can think of? The Blog Aboutcareers has made a comprehensive list which shows how vast and articulated this domain is.
In this context, Soft skills are defined as the personal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace. Regardless of the job, you need at least some soft skills to be successful.
Here is a list of 10 chosen at random just to give and idea:
Check the full list 
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In this video Dr. Barbara Oakley explains why “Procrastination can be a single
monumentally important keystone bad habit, a habit in other words that influences
many important areas of your life. If you improve your abilities in this area many other positive changes will gradually begin to unfold.”
The video has been realized for the course: “Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects” available on Coursera.
As strange as it seems, over 70% of people have experienced at one time or other in their lives the feeling to cover a place or a charge behind their personal value and capacity. People are unable to see their own accomplishments, dismissing them as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.
Mike San Román gives eight advises that help you tackle with such an uncomfortable state of mind.
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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 February the selected quotation is by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) – One the founding fathers of the United States of America, a man whose talents ranged from politics to science, author and inventor (including the lightning rod and bifocal lenses).
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Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.
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