Genius And Insanity: Do You Need To Be Crazy To Be The Best?
search says experts practice for 10,000 hours. That's a lot of hours. A crazy amount of hours, one might say. I've posted a lot about "deliberate practice" and the work habits of geniuses. They're relentless. Via Daily Rituals: How Artists Work “Sooner or later,” Pritchett writes, “the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.” Here's the question: Is that just something that obsessed, crazy people do? Does this prove the often-theorized…
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Qualities Of A Leader: How To Go from “Good Manager” To “Great Leader”
metimes management and leadership are used interchangeably. Other times "management" is derided as unnecessary bureaucracy and "leadership" is an elusive ideal, always in short supply. What's really the difference? John Kotter, a leadership expert who teaches at Harvard, does a good job of distinguishing the two. Via John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do Management controls people by pushing them in the right direction; leadership motivates them by satisfying basic human needs. And this offers insight as to how you can go…
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Work Smarter Not Harder: 17 Great Tips
Dan Pink's Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself he closes the book with a long, excellent list of "Work Smarter Not Harder" type advice for people who want to start working for themselves. Frankly, the list is so good I think everyone would benefit from it. Below are my favorites. I've included links to research and prior posts backing Dan's advice. via Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself: Make a "to don't" list. Another gem from the…
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Negotiation Process: The #1 thing Harvard tells MBA’s about getting a big salary
hey Need To Like You." About 3:30 into the video below: Here's the equation for getting what you want. Cutting to the chase: You want to get more. You want more money, a better offer, a better deal; here are the components of what you need to do. First, they need to like you. That's the first component. The things you do that make them like you less make it less likely that you are going to get what you want...…
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Presentation Techniques: 6 Secrets To Giving Amazing Presentations
esentations can be unbearable. We average 5.6 hours each week in meetings and 69 percent of us feel they aren't productive. Which presentation techniques can help you improve your delivery and convince your audience? 1) To Inspire, Start With "Why" not "What" What magic do both the speeches of Martin Luther King and the marketing of Apple have that move us to believe and act? Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action,…
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Positive Energy Leads To Promotions. Here’s How You Can Increase It.
Positive Energy Is What Markets Ideas Within An Organization Positive energy is powerful. No, this has nothing to do with crystals, karma, aligned chakras and Pollyanna optimism. Researchers assessed who had it in companies and were able to determine which people attract others and which projects generate enthusiasm -- and success. Via The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations: We assessed energy in seven large groups in different organizations by using social network analysis…
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This Is What Makes People Follow Through And Get The Job Done:
bsp; What creates follow through? Many leaders want to inspire and there's no doubt this can have powerful effects. But is it really the most important thing when it comes to motivating people - or yourself - to follow through and get the job done? Spasms, Seizures and Death Did that get your attention? Gets the attention of research subjects, too. Take a bunch of students and scare the hell out of them with horrific medical photos of what…
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This One Simple Thing Can Make Your Life Much Better
Buy A Notebook Many people have written to me saying they love all the research on bettering themselves but need that first step on how to shoehorn it in to their day-to-day life. Incorporating a lot of the blog's strategies can be as easy as buying a notebook. (No, it doesn't need to have glitter on it or say "MY SECRET DIARY" on the front.) Others might think: "I don't need to write stuff down. Reading is enough." Nope.…
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