Why do some people and companies buckle under pressure? And what makes others bend and ultimately bounce back? Resilience is one of the greatest puzzles of human nature. It’s a quality companies are looking for when hiring new people, because resilience will determine who will succeed and who will fail. What is this quality of […]
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Should leaders be strong or warm? Some of us have the idea that leaders have to be strong, although research shows that people judged to be competent but lacking in warmth often elicit resentment in others. On the other hand, people judged as warm but incompetent tend to elicit pity. Based on research, we know […]
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Organizations are demanding ever-higher performance from their employees. People are trying to comply, but the usual method – putting in longer hours – has proven to be inefficient. Employees are getting exhausted, disengaged and are more likely to quit. Longer days at the office do not work because time is a limited resource whereas, according […]
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When you ask managers what gets in the way of success at work, you hear the familiar complaints like not having enough time, resources and alternatives. However, these are for the most part excuses. In their book “A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower to Achieve Results” – Sumantra Ghoshal and Heike […]
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Like all leaders, sometimes you’re “on,” and sometimes you’re not. Why is that? In his book “Moments of Greatness” Robert E. Quinn clarifies why leaders don’t need to rely on imitating other leaders or poring over leadership manuals to perform at their best. Instead, leaders need to enter the fundamental state of leadership: the way […]
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What does a five-ton killer whale have in common with your people at work and your spouse and kids at home? According to Ken Blanchard and his co-authors from SeaWorld, probably a lot more than you would think. In this inspirational book they show that by accentuating the positive, a technique learned at SeaWorld, your […]
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The world of today is full of unprecedented opportunities. If you’ve got ambition, drive, and are smart, you can rise to the top of your profession regardless of where you started out. In his book ‘Managing Oneself’, Peter F. Drucker expounds how you can achieve true and lasting excellence by operating from a combination of […]
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In ‘The Power of Full Engagement’, authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz introduce us to the essence of high performance: managing your own energy. As the authors found out, energy has a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual dimension. All of these dimensions are explored in this book, including ways to stimulate them and to overcome […]
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How little things can make a big difference. Why does one idea, message or brand spread around the globe in no time, while other messages have so many difficulties trying to reach their targeted audience? In ‘The Tipping Point’, author Malcolm Gladwell gives you some astonishing insights into how ‘social epidemics’ work. He explains how little […]
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