“There is time enough for everything in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once, but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time. This steady and undissipated attention to one object is a sure mark of a superior genius; as hurry, bustle, and agitation, are the never-failing symptoms of a weak and frivolous mind,” Lord Chesterfield wrote to his son in the 1740s.
12 ways to improve the odds One thing of which we are all certain is that the future is uncertain. But what if there was a way to increase the odds of it all happening perfectly. The author of Embracing Uncertainty, Dr Susan Jeffers believes there is: by learning how to use the infinite wisdom of your intuitive mind.
Businesses that deploy collaborative networks, a tool set to become just as indispensable as e-mails and telephones, will have a distinct competitive edge over their market competitors. This is according to Aaron Fulkerson, CEO of MindTouch, a popular collaboration platform that enables users to connect and customise enterprise systems, social tools and web services.
Organisations that maximise employee passion – a key factor in creating customer loyalty grow more sustainably, make more money and perform better on the stock market than their apathetic peers. According to researchers at leading training and development firm The Ken Blanchard Companies®. Dr Drea Zigarmi, Dobie Houson and David Witt, employee passion extends beyond the meaning of some of the present research on engagement. It is a complex end state, dependent on eight critical success factors:
People who believe they can do something tend to succeed. Those who believe they can’t, tend to fail. What you think is what you get. This means every time you start any sentence with, “I can’t …” “I have to …” or “It’s impossible to ..,” you are holding yourself back, says career fulfilment specialist Patricia Soldati.
Many organisations are discovering truth in Kermit the frog’s famous statement: “It’s not easy being green.” Being green is no longer a “nice-to-have” initiative or simply the right thing to do; it has become a strong indicator of business respectability that is starting to impact the bottom line. Organisations are under pressure from all sides to show progress in their environmental strategies.
Strategies for making intelligent decisions By asking “What is the most intelligent thing we can do right now?” business teams learn to employ one of sixteen habits of mind to handle challenging scenarios intelligently and powerfully. Such results require teams to skilfully combine multiple talents, attitudes, cues, past experiences and behavioural predispositions.
To stay competitive in a slowing global economy, enterprises all over the world are adopting Cloud computing – a cost-effective, power-saving web-based solution. The technology behind Cloud computing isn’t new; it was developed almost two decades ago. However, companies trying to cut costs in a global economic recession are only harnessing its true value now.
Everyone, at some point in their lives, becomes embroiled in the mess of being involved a toxic relationship. “If you are around a toxic person for too long, your sense of self-worth and your capability greatly diminish. Toxic people can be like vampires, draining your energy – mentally, emotionally and financially. When you are with them your mood turns sour and you simply don’t feel good. And, after an interaction with a toxic person, you feel the need to shower yourself in some positivity,” says leadership and motivation expert Shelley Holmes. She says these types of behaviours are common in relationships that are toxic:
business flexibility, awareness and resilience The future belongs to companies whose senior executives remain calm, carefully assess their options and nurture the flexibility, awareness and resilience needed to deal with whatever the world throws at them. Organisations need greater flexibility to create strategic and tactical options they can proactively and reactively use as their conditions ...