Try Not to Be Surprised
Things happen that catch you off guard, and you cannot always control that. Many times, though, you can…you just don’t. Very often we get signs that something is happening or a trend is developing, but rather than looking into how it can affect us, we ignore it. It is kind of like getting sick but […]
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- Apr, 29, 2015
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Apr, 29, 2015
Keep Your Folks on the Payroll
Sometimes the best examples come from your friends rather than from research. My friend works for a major government contractor in the US, and the contract was up for renewal last month. Unfortunately, the government office for which they are working dropped the ball on their administrative requirements, and they did not run all the […]
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- Apr, 27, 2015
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In Sickness and In Health
Hopefully, your employees are very motivated people…and if not, they probably are not the ones you want working for you anyway. One problem with such highly motivated people is that they tend to work when they should not, like, for example, when they are sick. It is bad for them, and it can be bad […]
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- Apr, 24, 2015
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Creativity & Innovation
Designing Leaders is conducting an information session today in Singapore titled “Creating a Collaborative & Innovative Work Environment.” We will come back soon with some of the thoughts and insights that emerge from the seminar!
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- Apr, 22, 2015
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Book Review: A Whole New Mind
In A Whole New Mind author Daniel Pink first outlines a bit of human history. He describes the Industrial Age, in which assembly line workers were the key, and the transition to the Information Age, when knowledge workers reigned supreme. Now he sees us moving into the Conceptual Age, where Creatives will be the main […]
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- Apr, 20, 2015
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