"We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve." – Bill Gates, American business magnate. Feedback... There is something inherently awkward about the process of giving and receiving feedback. If done – and taken – in a negative vein, it can feel a lot like judging or being judged, and that never leaves us feeling […]
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How good is your self-organization? Have you ever arrived at the office, only to find that you've left your laptop at home? Or carefully packed a nutritious and delicious lunch and then left it wilting on the kitchen counter? Unfortunately, I have. If you're like me, you'll be a reasonably organized individual who is able […]
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Motivation is the art of finding out what "makes people tick," and applying that to get the best from them. As such, it’s something that we all need to understand. There are many great models that help us do this. One of the fathers of motivation, Frederick Herzberg, said that the way to motivate people […]
It’s a sobering thought that, according to Scott D. Anthony, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies have any real impact. Anthony recently talked to Mind Tools about his new book, The First Mile, in which he shares lessons from his many years of experience as an innovation adviser and investor. In it, he offers […]
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For every wildly successful new company or product, there are hundreds more that simply fade away. Why is the failure rate so high? According to Eric Reis, author of the 2011 classic "The Lean Startup," most new projects fail because they use the wrong processes. They waste time, money and resources, they're too slow in […]
