Why do you work? Is it simply to make money or does your job help your community and society? Here we ask what the purpose of your working is, giving you questions to ask yourself. Discover if you are living two lives. You might be splitting your time between “working” and “providing service” to your community. But you might not be able to see how your day-to-day work provides a great… read more →
The next time you’re juggling options – which friend to see, which house to buy, which career to pursue – consider the action of Xiang Yu, a Chinese general who took his troops across the Yangtze River into enemy territory and performed an experiment in decision making. He crushed his troops’ cooking pots and burned their ships. He explained this was to focus them on moving forward – a motivational… read more →
Here’s a key concept: the foundation of all leadership is accountability. Accountability is being willing to make commitments and hold yourself to account for them, regardless of the circumstances. There are two aspects to your accountability: your willingness to make binding commitments for yourself, and your relationship with the circumstances that surround you. Are you willing to be accountable? The first step in taking accountability is to choose to be… read more →
If you’ve ever wanted to say something, but weren’t brave enough, foolish enough or interested enough to make your point, read on. When operating within a team or contributing to a situation, you have to speak up. You have to ask questions, even at the risk of sounding stupid, and challenge ideas or practices that don’t seem to be delivering on the objectives. If you feel uncomfortable or unclear, it’s… read more →
Maintaining a positive outlook in a downturn is incredibly important to individuals whose jobs have evaporated or to businesses whose work has dwindled. It’s not as easy as it sounds, as the many who’ve lost their jobs in the past year know. Workers and home-office inhabitants alike have seen their golden parachutes turn bronze, and watched employee severance packages shrivel. Venture capital and small business financing have also dried up.… read more →