Time management is a topic that will always be with us. In a recent leadership workshop, one of the participants, a professor of physics, asked me about it. I thought that the wise words of Lewis Carroll, the pseudonym of Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson, on time management might appeal to ...
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For the day that’s in it …
Image via Wikipedia Growing up in Ireland in the 1960s, I was told ...
Validation – the movie
A while ago I wrote an entry about Positive Feedback Loops. This video tells a story of the power of giving people positive feedback. And, if you watch ...
Positive Feedback Loops
Too often, feedback is a codeword for criticism. Many managers want to know how to criticise their staff. Many years ago, one of my manager's, let's call him Gernot, noticed my tendency for self-critical reflection. He deliberately focused on giving me positive feedback so that I would not lose sight of my strengths. He knew ...
You never know
Two handy skills for leaders: keep your eyes open learn to comminucate through stories. On Christmas Eve both came together. We were invited to a Christmas drinks party, very off-duty. Then again, you never know! There I met an American, who lives one valley over from us. He's Eric May, an Emmy Award-winner for CBS, who now consults ...
