Posts Tagged with "personal-growth"

Reference #8: How To Take Smart Notes

Learning — through thinking and writing — should not be a pursuit of more knowledge. It is about becoming a new person with different opinions and beliefs. This new person also has a different way of thinking.Read more →

Reference #99: 21st-Century Talent Spotting

Potential is the most important predictor of success for all levels of management. In a previous era of talent-spotting, businesses hired for competence (which itself followed an era of hiring for IQ). However, businesses are now constantly evolving, so competencies do not always stay relevant.Read more →

Reference #101: 21st-Century Talent Spotting

Growth comes through the optimal level of discomfort. In a professional context, this often looks like stretch assignments — diverse, complex, and challenging roles, rather than managing an increasing budget and staff.Read more →

Reference #214: The First 90 Days

Different business situations require different leadership styles. Hence the success of a leader depends greatly on her ability to adapt her personal leadership strategy.Read more →

Reference #224: The First 90 Days

There are five specific conversations on transition-related subjects you should have with your boss in your first 90 days. They are not constrained to individual meetings but instead are ongoing and intertwined discussions.Read more →

Reference #448: Organizational Culture and Leadership

Humans relate to their environment in one of several orientations — "doing", "being", and "being-in-becoming".Read more →