"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things." - Peter Drucker Even on the job, one is forced to comply to look busy, to fit as much 'stuff' into a workday as possible, to outshine your peers, and fly through your duties.
Looking For Light At The End Of The Tunnel.
"When it is dark enough, you can see stars." Received this in a fortune cookie Friday night at our favorite asian restaurant in downtown New Haven (date night with my beautiful wife, Silvia).
After a small amount of research, I found it's attributed to Charles Beard, one of the most influential American historians of the 20th century.
How To Think Creatively.
Hate Your Job? Here's How To Love It.
How much love is there in your life? You probably love your parents, your spouse/partner, your kids . . . but what else do you love?
Do you love any of your friends? Colleagues? Nature? A beautiful day? A good book?
How about work? Do you love it? Hate it? If work was a long spectrum from Totally Love to Uncomfortably Despise, where would you fall on that line?
How To Deal With Pessimists & Obstructionists.
When The Worst Thing You Can Imagine Happens.
3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed.
The One Mistake We All Make.
Why Bad Things Happen When We Least Expect It.
For many years, I felt bad things just happen in our lives. I'm not talking about a sudden death in the family, or a severe illness. That's truly unfortunate. I'm talking about a bad boss, a missed job offer, or a client who got away at the last minute. These are situations thrust into our lives to not only teach us to appreciate the good times, but to also clearly understand something better is probably around the corner.
Motivation Is Your Worst Enemy.
Bosses suck. Motivational speakers are awful. Business books are boring. Your spouse/partner are wrong. I know you sometimes feel this way. I do.
Do you sometimes feel those forces in and around you are just pointing you towards disparate directions? Is it's just too much work to start . . . or if you start, the cavalcade of work will overwhelm you?
Are You A Fake?
Two CRITICAL Articles You Need To Read TODAY.
The #1 Way To Communicate With Your Prospects.
How To Play To Your Team's Strengths.
How To Reward Your People.
Two Secrets From Leonardo da Vinci That Will Rock Your World.
What Motivates You? A Simple Checklist.
What You Don't See Will Hurt You.
As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview.
TED presents Eli Pariser, who argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.