από την Άντρια Αντωνιάδου – Ιδέες που θα αποτελέσουν προτίμηση, εφευρετικότητα στην επίλυση προβλημάτων, σύνθεση εμπειριών και ικανοτήτων, κριτική σκέψη στη λήψη αποφάσεων, ανάληψη λελογισμένων ρίσκων, γνησιότητα και αυθορμητισμό, είναι μόνο λίγες από τις έννοιες που οι σύγχρονες επιχειρήσεις μεταφράζουν σε κέρδος. Όσο ο ανταγωνισμός ενισχύεται, τόσο ο επιχειρηματικός κόσμος θα πρέπει όχι μόνο να προσαρμόζεται αλλά...Read More
by Ginny Whitelaw Anything we’re trying to make happen as a leader involves other people, and the fact is, most people don’t have to follow us. They don’t have to believe in our great ideas, buy our great products, or do what we want them to do. Even when we have authority—as parents of teenagers...Read More
by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter – You probably know the feeling all too well: You arrive at the office with a clear plan for the day and then, in what feels like just a moment, you find yourself on your way back home. Nine or 10 hours have passed but you’ve accomplished only a few...Read More
by Rick Gilmore – Against a business backdrop of confusion, flux and investigations into corporate scandals, a lot more fuss and noise is being made about the role and importance of company culture. Whatever you are experiencing culturally the intention of this post is to generate some fresh insights on why many do believe culture “eats strategy...Read More
by Hal Samuel – After years of international study, Danish workplaces continue to top polls and remain among the happiest in the world. What can we learn from their continued success? During the UN General Assembly in 2011, Jigme Thinley, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, offered to lead a panel discussion on the theme of happiness...Read More
by Richard Feloni – Google, despite its penchant for childlike imagery and playful work environments, is a massive global company with 60,000 employees and a market cap of $500 billion. In order to stay dominant, it needs top talent, and to maintain top talent, it needs to foster creative and productive teams. Following the success...Read More
by Sue Bingham If going to work feels like walking onto the set of “The Walking Dead,” leadership might be the cause of your office’s zombie apocalypse. Emphasizing the tasks you need employees to complete — instead of the end goals — can produce that effect. Traditional leaders are trained to be task-oriented. You manage, assign,...Read More
by Jacob Morgan – There once was a time where everything you needed to know for your career was taught to you by the educational institution you attended and the company you worked for. You would go get your four year bachelors degree in whatever topic and that information would stay with you for a little...Read More
by Shaila Khattar – One of the common issues faced by people is the inability to communicate effectively. Now, what does that even mean? Well, effective communication means that a person can share what they need, want and desire in a diplomatic way that generally does not upset others. And that is pretty much where it...Read More
Teams share the burden, and divide the grief.” – Doug Smith The corporate world’s answer to the growing challenges of business seems to be a whole room full of partners — that’s a Team. Although there have always been workplace teams, since the 1980’s their role in corporations has vastly increased. And although they can...Read More