I have written before about the importance of attitude. The contrast between the growth mindset and fixed deterministic mindset is just another example of the importance of attitude and mental models for perceiving how the world works and can work. Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset is a valuable reference to understand the importance of mindset to […]
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Even if you are yet to be convinced or perhaps just haven’t yet established your social media presence you should start building some awareness of what is being said about your business and personal brand (i.e. your business and personal names) on the Internet. It is a start to find out either: You have no
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Note taking is important right? It is if you want to ensure that there is follow-up to the time you spent in meetings and other activities. There is more to note taking than just writing stuff down. Michael Hyatt, the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, explains why note taking is important
Roland Paris, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, has a nice summary on how to read critically based on a 5 step CLEAR approach. He provides a concise explanation why critical reading is important: Critical reading supports critical thinking which helps reduce how much your opinions are influenced by bogus information. Critical reading
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Photo by passiveaggressivenotes – http://flic.kr/p/3PoEvj On the 21 rules blog for standout project management a case is made for dealing with performance problems by not apologizing Technique: Never Apologize. Just fix the delivery problem by having a plan and following through with corrective action. The example used is having a discussion with a nonperforming supplier
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When you think about it, we can’t really manage time so “Time Management” is a misnomer. What we can really manage is our attention and how much time we allocate to paying attention to a chosen task. There are new tools becoming available to help us do that. Getting Bigger Things Done Vitamin-R is a
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There is a lot of brain research that is being published that shows that the brain rewires itself based on how it is used. This is sometimes referred to as neuroplasticity of the brain. The bad news is that doing some activities can actually rewire your brain in a negative way. The good news is
To guide you here, Dr. Deb summarized the gist of 10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains: 1. Use it or lose it. 2. Take care of your nutrition. 3. Exercise your brain and your body. They nourish each other. 4. Practice positive thoughts until they become your default mindset. 5. Thrive on learning and mental
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There is a lot of brain research that is now being popularized and presented in ways that are useful to people that aren’t science researchers in the field. Sharpbrains is a new company dedicated to brain fitness research and marketing. They have published a book on the brain fitness market that is available from their
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By definition a project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Every project creates a unique product, service, or result so it includes elements that make project tasks new to a project team. Innovation solutions help a project team deal with these new challenges by applying whole brain smarterware
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