Newly minted managers must commit themselves to lifelong self-improvement. Those early in their careers can glean important self-insight through careful and systematic introspection. In particular, they should look for pervasive themes in their past and current experiences that say something about their key strengths, important limitations, and core values....
Workplace coaching revolves around establishing a mutual relationship between staff members and the supervisor or manager. As a coach, the supervisor is not limited to remedial or corrective coaching. Coaching is a lesson in self-improvement and self-discovery. In the workplace, the managers act as coaches. It is part of their...
A key element of the time management puzzle is efficiency. When one can find faster, more efficient ways of getting the job done, they are able to free up more time to concentrate on other projects or even, in some cases, recreation. Increasing one's efficiency can come from studying time...
One of the hot topics in the self improvement field today is personal Branding. It seems no longer enough to drink branded coffee and wear branded clothing to identify "who we are". The question that is unanswered is -What is a personal Brand. The article starts with the opinion of...
Put Power in the Voice-Mail Messages You Receive You can add to your Time Management skills and techniques with better ways to use your voice-mail/answering machine. You can better capture the power it provides you and your callers. Time Management tips on improving the use of your voice-mail/answering machine are...
The personality trait most responsible for an individual's ability to deal well with change is confidence. Confident people are self-motivated, have high self-esteem, and are willing to take risks. But even the most confident of employees may suffer a crisis of self-doubt in times of accelerating change, and it is...
The four key determinants of success in business are to have a great attitude, have a strong work ethic, create value for the company and stay out of trouble. The universal qualities of successful business people are to focus on one's unique talents and skills, develop a clear sense of...
From the executive summary: ‘Leadership is not just for leaders anymore. Top companies are beginning to understand that sustaining peak performance requires a firm-wide commitment to developing leaders that is tightly aligned to organizational objectives; a commitment much easier to understand than to achieve. Organizations must find ways to cascade...
This paper presents a picture of the kinds of organizations now using ERM. The consensus among respondents for the leading driver of interest in ERM is its potential ability to assist with current and expected business issues. In order of priority, current issues include earnings growth, revenue growth, expense control...
In the course of my productivity research (read: Web surfing), I came across a couple of extremely attractive surrogates for two of the most popular motivational texts of the last 20 years. McSweeney's 7 Habits of Highly Successful People Look Shiny's Instructional...
Wal-Marts "Personal Sustainability Project" for employees, as reported in this NYT article, is fantastic. We all need to cultivate a sense of self-improvement -- we can improve our mind and body -- and I love how Wal-Mart is investing in programs to encourage this thinking among their massive employee pool....
I wrote a guest post over at Penelope Trunk's blog Brazen Careerist entitled, "How to start a business if you know nothing about business."Here were five key points I made. More tips, tactics, and insights in my book My Start-Up Life.1. Be committed to personal growth and self-improvement.Start reading booksabout...
World's Worst Fictional Sales Manager.Excellent!I'd forgotten about him. Great example.RE: World's Worst Fictional Sales Manager.Jerry MaguireWorst Sales managerOk, brass balls aside, I first started in radio. Baldwin, could have been selling radio/air! I had a sales manager just like him. No kidding. Pompus,rude,short tempered, a bully. I had been...
