Leadership & Mindset
Quote about being lonely
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
Quote about growth
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Do honesty and integrity have place in today's workplace?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1500”] Image by Marilyn Peddle used under creative commons license [/caption] Spend enough time working with board level executives and the question you will see the most often is "what defines a leader?" What are the qualities organizations should look for when choosing a leader or develop in their rising stars? The simple answer is that a leader must: Be a visionary Have integrity, honesty and values in line with the company Have the ability to motivate employees even when times are though Be a change agent (and create a culture where constant change is rewarded) Trust is job one A leader must quickly and without any doubt be trusted by his/her people.
Build an efficient self managing team
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“400”] Image by Uitleg & tekst used under creative commons license [/caption] “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” — Mary Tyler Moore “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” — Yogi Berra “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi What do these 3 quotes mean?
You just got laid off. Now what?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Keoni Cabral used under creative commons license [/caption] In most companies, layoffs are seen as an "easy" way to cut costs. The process for the terminated employee and HR is anything but easy. In this article I will be discussing what to do if you are laid off. The truth is that most employees that get laid off are caught off guard. Very few of them actually expected it and the immediate feeling most will experience is a feeling of losing control.
The era of title inflation is upon us
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2448”] Image by William Tun used under Creative Commons License [/caption] When creating a new position, my management team spends a lot of time thinking about the position, the responsibilities and expectations. We turn these thoughts into a clear and detailed job description and then at the very end tag it with an appropriate title. I firmly believe, job titles should accurately reflect your position, role and responsibilities. Titles have become important for most professionals as they convey your position during your career.
3 tips to limit your career growth now
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Ken Teegardin used under Creative Commons License [/caption] I have written a bunch of articles about growing you career. Why not use the opposite angle. I wanted to provide 3 powerful tips to help stunt your career growth now. 1 - Stay within the comfortable confines of your existing department This is a tip for big company dwellers. A sure way to limit your growth is to concentrate all your efforts to stay in the department you are in.
3 secrets to success at work and in life
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Chris Potte r used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Success means different things to different people but what would you say if I said the roadmap to success is always the same. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill Some people are entrepreneurs, some people are intrapreneurs and some people are perfectly happy in a corporate position. So how can the roadmap to success be the same for all 3?
Quote about curiosity
Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. Stephen Hawking