Thinking back, I’ve certainly had occasion to ask myself this question a few times in my career, as I’m sure many other have also. But now I’m asking this question from a very different perspective. My intention with this article is to shock HR ... [Continue Reading]
Your 2 most powerful productivity tools
In my line of research, I do a lot of reading about self-development and productivity hacks (for example, check here and here). While there are lots of good tips out there (get more sleep, wake up earlier, eat the frog first, etc.) lately I have been ... [Continue Reading]
Can I afford not to invest in my career?
A few weeks back someone interested in our upcoming Career Transition workshop emailed me asking: "Who has $300 for such a workshop if they are unemployed or underemployed? Sounds like a great workshop I can't afford to attend. " It's a good ... [Continue Reading]
t/21 newsletter issue #2: what is your mission?
I am increasingly packaging up my research, work projects, and speaking engagements around the framework of "mission effectiveness". I believe this is an incredibly powerful way to look at what outcomes we are working towards whether in our ... [Continue Reading]
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Just reviewed a fascinating article here from the weekly newsletter from Brain Picking -- basically laying out the research showing the fundamental difference between a fixed and a growth oriented mindset. I'm sure you have come across some of these ... [Continue Reading]
The inaugural issue of transform/21 newsletter
I've just published the first issue of my new-look newsletter, labelled transform/21. Future issues of this newsletter will examine the overall theme of 'change', and in particular explore useful tools, insights, and processes for helping people deal ... [Continue Reading]
Action steps on achieving happiness
I'm a big fan of Eric Barker, and I make a point of reading what he posts to his blog Barking up the Wrong Tree pretty regularly. Here is his latest blog post to share -- How to Be Happy: 5 Secrets Backed by Research. What I really do like about his ... [Continue Reading]
Building effective work teams
A current focus of mine is exploring tools, processes, and insights into what goes into making high performance teams, and how one can engage an existing team and help them build their overall team effectiveness. In researching this area, what has ... [Continue Reading]
Having better conversations: be prepared to be amazed
Radio talk show host Celeste Headlee thinks that makes her a great conversationalist is that she truly believes everybody has is an expert at something and has the ability to amaze you. And so she tries to shut up and truly listen. Her 11 minute TED ... [Continue Reading]
Our work teams don’t work very well. Why?
I worry that I am a slow learner. After more than 30 years of business experience in the corporate trenches, as an independent consultant, a researcher, a lecturer and a business owner, I have only come to appreciate lately that the performance of ... [Continue Reading]
