Personal Effectiveness
The great reset
04 Nov 2024 | Andrey Yashunky
Sometimes the only way to remove the fog clouding the future is a complete reset - in whatever form that might take.
Generative AI can significantly boost the aptitude of knowledge workers
05 Sep 2024 | Management-Issues
Consultants using GenAI for data science work perform up to 49% better in certain tasks beyond their existing capabilities, according to new research by the BCG Henderson Institute.
The importance of explicit expectations
24 Jun 2024 | Karl Hebenstreit
The mantra for human effectiveness is “communication, communication, communication”. But without setting explicit expectations, communication on its own isn't enough.
Pause and allow
09 May 2024 | Neil Jurd
Being 'busy' is normally seen as a positive thing. But being busy has a dark side - stress, poor sleep, never having enough time to stop and think. So how can we learn to be effective without becoming overloaded?
What to do when you’re just not feeling it?
18 Mar 2024 | Wayne Turmel
Working remotely can be great, but it can also be isolating, especially on those days when you’re lacking motivation or just can’t seem to get to grips with what needs to be done.
Exploring the Enneagram with Karl Hebenstreit
18 Oct 2023 | Management-Issues
In this episode, we explore the Enneagram with Karl Hebenstreit, author of "The How & Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram".
Working with Influence
05 Sep 2022 | Management-Issues
A conversation with Dr Amanda Nimon-Peters about her new book, Working With Influence: Nine principles of persuasion to accelerate your career.
Creating serendipity in the workplace
07 Mar 2022 | Christian Busch
Everyone experiences good or bad luck at some point in their lives. But what if luck isn't as blind as we thought? What if it is something we can cultivate in the workplace and beyond?
Remember those resolutions you made?
04 Feb 2021 | Jurgen Wolff
The chances are that the resolutions you made on Jan 1 are already distant memories. But if you want to avoid making the same resolutions again next year, here’s a simple, four-step process to get you back on track.
How to take expert advice
14 Dec 2020 | Wayne Turmel
You could drive yourself crazy trying to follow every piece of advice you get - and often the experts disagree. So how is a rational person supposed to take all this advice without their heads imploding?
The supremacy of the mediocre
21 Oct 2020 | Rainer Zitelmann
Why are people with ambition who want to achieve something extraordinary and are unwilling to settle for an average existence so often met with hostile suspicion?
Get out of the way!
18 Aug 2020 | Duane Dike
Barriers to productivity are many and varied, but the vast majority of them are by-products of the destructive attitudes and behaviors of leaders.
Reacting vs responding
09 Jul 2020 | Wayne Turmel
Do you interrupt what you're doing to read incoming emails? Do you hit “reply all” when you probably shouldn’t? Too often, we react rather than respond. And that can lead to trouble, especially for managers.
The art of creating positive intentions in the workplace
24 Jun 2019 | Sarah Gornall
Have you ever stopped to take stock of what you are focusing on? In all aspects of our work and life, our focus either holds us back or provides a springboard to success. So use it to create positive intentions for yourself rather than dwelling on the things you don’t want.
The cure for the loneliness of command
18 Mar 2019 | Manfred Kets De Vries
‘It’s lonely at the top’ is an old cliché, but for many top executives, it’s a harsh reality. Too often, though, this loneliness goes unaddressed as executives try instead to keep up a hero facade.
The cure for the loneliness of command
18 Mar 2019 | Manfred Kets De Vries
‘It’s lonely at the top’ is an old cliché, but for many top executives, it’s a harsh reality. Too often, though, this loneliness goes unaddressed as executives try instead to keep up a hero facade.
The key to cultivating agility in decision making
20 Aug 2018 | Marc Le Menestrel
Decision-making excellence requires self-awareness and the ability to choose how to think in different situations. That's why being able to understand different perspectives is such a crucial skill for today’s business leaders.
The Power of Neuro-Agility
23 Jul 2018 | Management-Issues
We talk to author and coach Carole Gaskell about neuro-agility - what it is, how it helps people do things simpler, better and faster and how it helps us acquire new skills, attitudes and behaviours.
The Power of Neuro-Agility
23 Jul 2018 | Management-Issues
We talk to author and coach Carole Gaskell about neuro-agility - what it is, how it helps people do things simpler, better and faster and how it helps us acquire new skills, attitudes and behaviours.
I think, therefore I feel
25 Jun 2018 | Duane Dike
How many of us have said, “I’ve been so busy today I haven’t even had time to think?” If you haven’t had time to think, you haven’t had time to lead. Leading without thinking is leading into disaster.