Being Creative vs Common Sense
Being creative isn’t always about what’s right in front of you. Often, being creative means learning to subdue your common sense while harnessing your subconscious thinking to work more effectively in creating
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By Andy Eklund
Be Risky With Your Ideas
Be Risky with Your Ideas! is Post #10 in a series from a presentation entitled 11 Great Creative Slip-Ups: The Most Common Mistakes in Coming Brainstorming. The introduction to the series begins
Are Your People Ready for Change?
If you’re part of a change program, one of the first questions you’ll ask yourself is Are our people ready for change? If you do, you’re really asking about two
What is Accurate Thinking?
Has anyone ever suggested you need to learn ‘accurate thinking’ but you had no idea what they were talking about? Accurate thinking is a popular thinking method developed in the early
10 Simple Ways To Work Better
Classic words that remain excellent advice. 1. Do one thing at a time. 2. Know the problem you need to address. (And, don’t solve the wrong problem.) 3. Learn to
Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback
As a wrap-up article on giving and receiving feedback, here are the best tips I’ve found over the years. Please feel to add any other thoughts in the Comments section
Two Methods to Give Feedback
I’m sure you’ve given or received feedback at some point in your career. But, do you know the two different methods to give feedback? For many people, receiving feedback automatically
What Makes Good Feedback Good?
Good feedback is one of the most valuable and vital aspects of building a strong organisational culture. If you need a list of reasons why, here are some of its
Giving and Receiving Feedback
In almost every one of my business classes, we talk about the difficulties of managing a successful business. One aspect seems to be more difficult – or at least dreaded
20 Magical Words That Can Change Life
Despite a title that sounds vaguely New Age-ish, I’ve kept this thought-provoking list of ’20 Magical Words to Change Your Life’ for as long as I can remember. I clipped
The Basic Rules of Email
Disagree with me if you like, but I believe the first basic skill you must master at work is managing your email. If you are not in control of your
Should I Hire a Facilitator?
Employees need meetings that work – insightful, productive and collaborative – and hiring an experienced facilitator can play a big part in making sure that happens. Can a good facilitator