Professional Development
Managing Energy Not Time
Recently, I was reading “The Productivity Paradox” by Tony Schwartz on Harvard Business Review and it was something of a revelation to me. Every day we hear people struggling with time management but what about the idea of managing energy not time? Tony Schwartz is the CEO of The Energy Project and one of the…
Read MoreLeadership and Succession Planning
Recently, I had an interesting conversation with a friend about leadership. He started by asking me how I thought leadership should be defined. What is leadership? What is a leader? I’ve heard many definitions – some rather thought-provoking and some rather laughable. Either way, one thing is quite clear – for a leader to lead,…
Read MoreGoal Setting Fundamentals
How many companies have company-wide and individual goals? It’s not a trick question; the answer, of course, is that all companies have goals. But how many companies actually train their employees on how to set goals? How to create goals that are challenging and achievable? The second point (achievability) cannot be overlooked; the tendency is…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Problem Solving Strengths
Some people are better problem solvers than others— It’s a simple claim, but it’s one that I think doesn’t hold true. The key with problem solving is to hone in on strengths, to figure out where your problem-solving strengths lie. It makes sense on a personal and organizational level, because problem-solving strengths mean that each…
Read MoreKnow Your Brain to Increase Job Satisfaction
I just got done reading a great article in the Harvard Business Review called Managing Yourself: What Brain Science Tells Us About How to Excel. In it, the author, Edward Hallowell, points to inherent brain science–the way we’re wired–as an indicator of how we can achieve greater happiness in our work. He considers five aspects…
Read MoreEmployee Performance Evaluation: What You’re Probably Not Doing
How many of your employees can’t wait for their next performance evaluation? Chances are…not many. And those who are pining to be reviewed are likely in a situation where they are hoping to turn their positive performance into reward – in essence, they’re using the review as a justification and acknowledgement of their great work…
Read MoreInsights on meetings – Productive or not? Analysis of a TED talk.
I just watched this video from TEDx by Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals, a web productivity company, and author of several books on productivity, creativity and work: His thoughts on the matter…meetings and managers are the root of productivity loss in today’s workplace. It’s a pretty compelling message—that managers (all of us have them, many…
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