Archive for the 'Career Management Tips' Category

Introvert Versus Extrovert Definitions Of The Same Thing

We all recognise the personal characteristic of introversion versus extroversion, but this table reveals how each phenotype perceives the SAME things DIFFERENTLY. You might just consider that the next time you’re trying to communicate… Extrovert vs Introvert Definitions Extrovert vs Introvert Definitions WORD Extrovert Definition Introvert Definition Alone, adj. Lonely. Enjoying some peace and quiet. […]

The “Lip-Syncing” CEO: How Cutting Corners Is Killing Your Credibility

We have all seen it. The founder who drops hot new buzzwords like “asymmetric upside,”“synergistic AI integration,” or “liquidity events” in every meeting. They sound incredibly sharp. But scratch just beneath the surface—ask them how that AI tool actually saves them money, or why their current pricing model supports that upside—and the room goes dead […]

Learning Human Behaviour From Dogs In a Maze?

First and foremost – people are NOT DOGS.. But they CAN reveal behaviours, habits, predispositions and DEFAULT MODALITIES people have – IN 3 minutes… If you watch this video carefully you CAN see how different dogs approach the SAME obstacle/challenge. I use props and examples like in my leadership training to ILLUSTRATE the complex behaviour […]

How To Work Smarter Not Harder

We know the mantra: Work Smarter, Not Harder. This video CONVINCINGLY demonstrates that THINKING instead of TICKING, TASKING or even THOUGHTING makes ALL the difference between winning and NOT. If you wrote out a list of New Year’s Resolutions and already realise they’re a teeny bit (too) ambitious, you might want to consider being SMART […]

20/20 ForeSight: Top Skills For The Future

20/20 ForeSight is the reverse of 20/20 HindSight to CREATE the future you want instead of regretting decisions of the past. This matrix, projecting the top skills employers will look for in 2030 is an excellent starting point if you’re looking to “Talent Stack” yourself for the future.

Unleashing Potential: Harnessing Business Enablement

In an ever-evolving business landscape, standing still is the fastest path backwards. Successful companies – those that adapt, embrace innovation and harness enablement’s as fuel – emerge victorious over time. Now is an opportune moment for enterprises of any kind to examine some key enablement’s that could take them even further ahead. Photo by Razvan […]

Financial fitness courses return a 3-1 ROI for employers and $500 for employees

In this day and age, getting highly qualiofied and capable staff is harder and harder. Some innovative employers are now reaching out to financial professionals to add value to their employee benefits program with financial fitness courses. One expert claims  it provides a 3-to-1 return on investment for employers and benefits employees $500 in the […]

Why I get people to write their own letters of reference

If you’ve subscribed or followed my blogs, you know by now about my concept of antimimeticisomorphism – Doing out-of-the-ordinary things to create extra-ordinary results with the least amount of effort and lowest cost. Early in my career, a mentor got me to write my own letter of reference. He explained that as the requestor and […]

10 Things that seriously irritate your boss

This list of pet peeves is so prevalent it begs to be printed and framed in every office lunchroom. Each is the soure of a Career Limiting Move (CLM) that usually goes unspoken much to the frustration of the irritant who is usually clueless to the infraction and then usually escalates his/her behaviour committing more […]

Praise At Work

I am not an advocate of feeding Praise Junkies as spotlighted in the BBC article hyperlinked, but praise does go a long way to motivating employees. Here is a useful infographic to help you motivate your team.