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One of the challenges I see others struggle with is in keeping their impulses under control, especially in work related situations. Someone raises an issue and quick as a flash a critical remark, a laugh or a joke at their expense comes from the impulsive individual… followed slowly by the realisation that, well, they should have thought about it first.
So how can we keep impulses under control.… Read more
Quick infographic on the varied recovery of economies
From Reuters, the wisdom of doom merchant Nouriel Roubini.
Roubini presented a list of six rising global risks, and six declining global risks.
Lets start with the bad news. Here are the risks that are coming into view. My comments are in italic.
– China! “Some people believe in a hard landing… some people believe in a softer landing,” said Roubini.… Read more
I never accepted “I didn’t have time,” or, “I ran out of time” as an acceptable reason for incomplete work. And all to often now, I hear people complain about a lack of time.
But if you ask people to take a moment to reflect about their lack of time, they realise its a spurious excuse.
What, “no time” actually means is ‘it wasn’t important enough,’ popular author and entrepreneur Seth Godin writes in a recent blog post.… Read more
If you are a task orientated personality, high D or C, you may find yourself with the occasional 5 minutes before a meeting, or call, and feel frustrated you can’t use it to complete a task AND be on time for your meeting.
Don’t waste that time… You can’t complete a typical task, but here are some things you could profitably do for your business and career in that 5 minute window.… Read more
