Here is a short management meeting icebreaker that leads to an instant assessment of some of the good points and improvement areas for your organization.
Improve your Finances With These Five Tips
Turn your clutter into cash. Think about part-time or freelance work.
Turn your clutter into cash. Think about part-time or freelance work.
Thank Heavens for Leaders Who Can Change Their Minds
Confirmation bias leads to overconfidence in personal beliefs despite contrary evidence.
Confirmation bias leads to overconfidence in personal beliefs despite contrary evidence.
Remove the Pump Handle. Find the Root Cause.
In August 1854, there was a deadly outbreak of cholera in the Soho district of central London.
In August 1854, there was a deadly outbreak of cholera in the Soho district of central London.
How Facebook Misses Out on Talent
There are pervasive myths that older people are stuck in their ways, lack creativity and dynamism and cannot cope with new technology.
There are pervasive myths that older people are stuck in their ways, lack creativity and dynamism and cannot cope with new technology.
Too Much Precaution Deters Innovation
The intentions of the principle are good – to prevent another thalidomide tragedy.
The intentions of the principle are good – to prevent another thalidomide tragedy.
Thirty Ways to Develop Your Lateral Thinking
Lateral thinking is a skill that can be developed and nurtured over time.
Lateral thinking is a skill that can be developed and nurtured over time.
Sports Have Limited Lessons for Business
A recent article on the BBC Business pages examined the question of whether sporty women make better entrepreneurs.
A recent article on the BBC Business pages examined the question of whether sporty women make better entrepreneurs.
Never Hire on First Meeting
Hiring people is one of the most important tasks that a manager performs yet many hiring managers are easily fooled and make bad hires.
Hiring people is one of the most important tasks that a manager performs yet many hiring managers are easily fooled and make bad hires.
If You Want More Creativity Give Your Office More Fun
If you want your department to be creative then make it a great place to have fun. Humor, playfulness and laughter go along with creativity.
If you want your department to be creative then make it a great place to have fun. Humor, playfulness and laughter go along with creativity.
20 Ways to Make Your Meetings More Effective and More Fun
We all know these frustrations because we encounter them every day at work.
We all know these frustrations because we encounter them every day at work.
Turn the Shop Around
A man called Michael Cullen asked a simple question, ‘What would happen if we turned the shop around and let people collect all the items they wanted themselves?’
A man called Michael Cullen asked a simple question, ‘What would happen if we turned the shop around and let people collect all the items they wanted themselves?’
Kill the Losers So That You Can Foster the Winners
The problem is that once an interesting project starts it can be very hard to stop. People become committed to it and are reluctant to ‘waste the effort we have already put in.’
The problem is that once an interesting project starts it can be very hard to stop. People become committed to it and are reluctant to ‘waste the effort we have already put in.’
When Should Founders Hand Over to Managers?
Founders of successful start-ups often face a critical juncture where they must decide whether to hand over responsibilities to professional managers.
Founders of successful start-ups often face a critical juncture where they must decide whether to hand over responsibilities to professional managers.
Why Leaders Should Choose Their Words With Care
Let’s say the challenge is to win an important bid. You say to your team, ‘We must win this bid.
Let’s say the challenge is to win an important bid. You say to your team, ‘We must win this bid.
What Is the Opposite of Vertical?
The Story of Barnes Wallis and the Bouncing Bomb.
The Story of Barnes Wallis and the Bouncing Bomb.