There are many traits that combine to determine our effectiveness and one such critical trait is resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of our capability to bounce back from adversity. I think of an appropriate response to failure, and success. I think of our ability to persist when there are plenty of reasonable Full Article
When it comes to setting goals and objectives and developing a system to help achieve them, it appears that the best advice can be whittled down to a few key points. Be clear, specific and tangible in setting the desired outcome Ensure your goal has a bit of ‘stretch’ but not too much Break the Full Article
Driving to work can be a pain in the ass. You can spend all that time in your car and at the end of it feel frustrated, angry and demotivated. The perfect way to begin your day’s work! Here’s a different way to look at the daily commute. Before you start the engine, ask yourself Full Article
The first of the two key elements in effectiveness, at least as I’m defining it, is knowing what we need to be doing. And this covers the full spectrum, from the purpose behind our work all the way down to the best use of our time on a given day. As I’ve been working through Full Article
Surfing the internet is such a wonderful alternative to work! If I didn’t check myself, I could easily spend several hours every day consuming the fascinating, educational and useful content that is generated from all manner of inspired sources. Social media platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook have made it easy for us to sit Full Article
It seems most of us resent being told what to do. We don’t like taking orders. We often recoil and end up resisting the path that has been laid out for us. And yet. And yet, when comes to solving our problems, we seek out someone to give us advice. We complain, sometimes to ourselves Full Article
One critical factor in growing our effectiveness is how much control we have over how we spend our time, how we expend our energy and how we focus our efforts. Some might see this as a function of the roles that we have. If we’re working for a particularly directive boss, for example, then we Full Article
January tends to be a month where a lot of time is spent on setting goals and objectives. A new year is opening up and is, for many, a blank canvas on which to paint a new picture. Most of us feel a rush of enthusiasm and a sense of possibility at the start of Full Article
One of the most useful concepts I’ve come across in recent years is that of ‘banking’ the positive feelings and achievements you experience. If you’ve ever watched The Weakest Link, you know exactly what I mean. Unfortunately, many of us don’t do this often enough. We’re more likely to focus on the negatives, on Full Article
There is a quote, which is often attributed to Mark Twain, that goes something like this: A person who doesn’t read has no advantage over one who can’t. The truth is that most of us don’t read very much at all. And for those that do, a lot of that reading time is spent with Full Article