Content about Personal life

February 28, 2012
Tips to Re-engage Your Team

Almost everyone in the workplace has been “doing more with less” for a long time. Yet productivity has risen 2.3 percent annually during these tough times as fewer employees accomplish miracles by working more hours and taking on bigger workloads. Is it possible to get higher productivity without burning people out?

By Carl Eidson, Ph.D., Vice President, Business Development, Wilson Learning

December 27, 2011
Happiness Breeds Success

Contrary to popular belief, happiness actually is the precursor to success, not merely the result, says Shawn Achor, author of “The Happiness Factor. And happiness and optimism actually fuel performance and achievement—giving people the competitive edge he calls the Happiness Advantage.

By Shawn Achor

If you observe people around you, you’ll find most individuals follow a formula that has been subtly or not so subtly taught to them by their schools, their company, their parents, or society. That is: If you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then you’ll be happy. This pattern of belief explains what most often motivates us in life. We think: If I just get that raise, or hit that next sales target, I’ll be happy. If I lose that five pounds, I’ll be happy. And so on. Success first, happiness second.

September 23, 2011
Navigating Free Agency in the New Work World

The construct of conventional employment is becoming passé as many companies are choosing—or are being forced to choose, in many cases—to take on independent contractors instead of benefit-laden employees, say Ginny Clarke and Echo Garrett, authors of “Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work.” This cataclysmic shift in the new world of work has huge implications for how people manage their careers.

By Ginny Clarke and Echo Garrett

The world of work has changed forever. Not only have jobs been lost, many will never return—at least not in the same form we are used to. Forty percent of the U.S. workforce is predicted to be independent contractors by 2019, up from 26 percent today, according to Joanne Sujansky, author of “Keeping the Millennials.”

July 1, 2011
Align Your Actions with Your Ultimate Life Goals

Many of us are so busy living day-to-day, bouncing from one urgent issue to the next, that we have lost focus on our ultimate destination. Far too many of us are allowing other people and events to dictate our priorities, our life goals, and the life path we take. Here is a set of practical steps you can take to realign your actions with your ultimate goals.

By J. H. Hyun

Apple founder Steve Jobs, in his commencement address to Stanford University in 2005, made the following statement, which pretty much explained why he has been so successful in his life:

June 22, 2011
How Are You Managing the Productivity Influencers?

Much of the work we do, we do in isolation. To-do lists, project folders, e-mails, and meetings, it’s all a part of our regular workday. We manage our habits and routines, change our context, and we tap into our network to get things done. As you consider the next project you’re about to take on (or, if you’re far along one right now with room to go and room to grow), consider maximizing the three influencers to your productivity and workplace performance.

By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA

Much of the work we do, we do in isolation. To-do lists, project folders, e-mails, and meetings, it’s all a part of our regular workday. We manage our habits and routines, change our context, and we tap into our network to get things done. As you consider the next project you’re about to take on (or, if you’re far along one right now with room to go and room to grow), consider maximizing the three influencers to your productivity and workplace performance.

May 20, 2011
Resilience: The Foundation of Organizational Success

Scientific evidence supports the fact that to be fully effective, employees need greater soft skills to complement and enhance their hard skills. Becoming more resilient is the soft skill at the very foundation of all other work activity. Discover the seven pillars that serve as the gateway to resilience training.

By Jim Hornickel, Director, Training & Development, Bold New Directions

April 27, 2011
Moving Along the Pathway to Success

 In “Develop the Keys to Successful Living, Lydia Anti shows how to develop your abilities, talents, and skills while looking at some of your daily practices, which might include habits that could affect you on your pathway to success.

By Lydia Anti

In life there are two categories of people: the dreamers and the achievers. Dreamers dream how they will one day be successful, but they never take the necessary steps to make their dreams become a reality. Achievers, on the other hand, make an effort to look for the right people who can make their dreams come true. They take the necessary steps to achieve their dreams by seeking and gathering information in the right places to enable their dreams to flourish. Achievers become successful people; they get things done, and in doing so, they make things happen.

September 3, 2010
Task Lists Help Get Things Done

The notion of a task list could seem somewhat juvenile, but it is important to consider in terms of getting things done. If the “to-do” is written down in front of you, as a constant reminder of what needs to be accomplished, then you’ll eventually get tired of seeing it or be motivated to complete it.

By Jason L. James Jr.

July 29, 2010
Best Leaders Bounce Back

Corporate  leaders around the world believe that resilience-the ability to overcome challenges and turn them into opportunities-is key to keeping your job. These leaders view women as slightly more resilient than men, and they are providing their female professionals with a variety of programs aimed at developing resilience

Corporate  leaders around the world believe that resilience-the ability to overcome challenges and turn them into opportunities-is key to keeping your job. These leaders view women as slightly more resilient than men, and they are providing their female professionals with a variety of programs aimed at developing resilience, according to Accenture's "Women Leaders and Resilience: Perspectives from the C-Suite" study of 524 senior executives in 20 countries in Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America. Survey findings: 

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