Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The innovation expert Jeff De Graff, in his article published by Huffington Post, describes the New Rules of Innovation.
Go back to the basics. That is the imperative of radical innovation. As founded by some economic studies, radical innovations consistently generate more positive performance outcomes than incremental innovations. As a consequence, sometimes a brand new radical approach may be the best winning card to break through situations. The article shows how this basic and even foregone assumption is able to cherish change. By way of summary, the challenge is having the courage to break old rules.
Read here the full article http://huff.to/1x90bwJ
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Robin Sharma, in his talk, reminds us that success is less about natural talent and more about hard work and relentless practice. He explains why you should see yourself as an artist when you go to work every day.
There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless.
Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince, chapter 22.
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While some workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can interfere with your productivity and impact your physical and emotional health. And your ability to deal with it can mean the difference between success or failure.
You can’t control everything in your work environment, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless—even when you’re stuck in a difficult situation. Finding ways to manage workplace stress isn’t about making huge changes or rethinking career ambitions, but rather about focusing on the one thing that’s always within your control: you.
This article of Helpguide.org provides some useful tips:
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-at-work.htm
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According to Roxi Bahar Hewertson, every choice you make in your daily worklife has a ripple effect throughout your team and organization. Here are four exercises that will make you a better leader, by ensuring that these effects have intended consequences. Such exercises concern the following issues:
- Start with you;
- Practice listening;
- Team dynamics;
- Culture is like air.
To discover more, visit here!
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Dan Millman
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Andrew Piper, Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures at McGill University, is an expert on the changes brought about by the e-books and has published a… paper book on the subject (you can see where this is going already).
In this article, published by the Slate magazine, he resumes his book, Book Was There: Reading in Electronic Times, in which he examines the history and future of (e-)reading, the differences between reading on a tablet or an electronic device and reading a paper book, and how reading a paper books connects our bodies as well our minds to the topic.
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.
Theodore Roosevelt
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At first glance, some might say this article is not related to leadership skills. In my opinion it is actually the opposite: the author explains 7 fundamental differences between “happy” and “unhappy” people that reveal how attitudes and the way we see the world and the others are decisive to succeed in whatever we do. Succeeding is not just a question of method: first of all, you should have the right approach to daily life and see things the good way. This is the reason why this psychology-oriented article gives good hints about leadership.
The author talks about seven differences in particular (my short comments in brackets):
1. Your default belief is that life is hard (as a consequence, every task will seem impossible)
2. You believe most people can’t be trusted. (this way you won’t be able to delegate)
3. You concentrate on what’s wrong in this world versus what’s right. (this will cause a lack of motivation: why should I get things better if everything around me will always be wrong?)
4. You compare yourself to others and harbor jealousy. (the good leader is never jealous, he appreciates and knows how to exploit for the best other people’s qualities instead)
5. You strive to control your life. (planning, planning, planning!)
6. You consider your future with worry and fear. (this way you’ll remain paralyzed in the process of decision-making)
7. You fill your conversations with gossip and complaints. (those who always complain are just losing time instead of how to solve the problems that caused the complains…)
Read the full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201306/what-happy-people-do-differently
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