Don’t get seduced by the worship of personality. It is a mistake to latch on only one person, and say that they are the reason behind the success. You may miss all the other factors that played a role and learn the wrong lessons.
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How Diversity Works And Why It Matters
Hiring for cultural richness can be a bit counterintuitive when we are conditioned to hire for cultural fit. Cultural fit helps to remove friction from the conversation. If everyone has the same thoughts, there is no opposition and no arguments…. Read More ›
Set This Type Of Goals To Be Happy
The ancient Stoics, more than two thousand years ago, knew that path to happiness and satisfaction with life leads through knowing what to focus on. It is the realization that there are things in life that are not under your… Read More ›
Why Your Leadership Development Model Doesn’t Work
Depending on the source, leadership development is a $14 billion, $24 billion, or even $50 billion market in the US alone. And yet it is difficult to find the return on the investment. Companies are not performing significantly better, and… Read More ›
How To Achieve Your Goals: Have A Routine
In the previous articles of the series (Know Your Priorities and Remove Distractions), I talked about motivation, how it is overrated and that you don’t need it to achieve your goals. I also talked about the importance to focus on… Read More ›
Not Engaged At Work? Your Fault!
Are you engaged at work? If not, have you ever thought that it might be you rather than the company who is at fault? In How To Increase Employee Engagement I talked about the role managers play in having an… Read More ›
Mediocrity Is Contagious And What To Do About It
Mediocrity is contagious. Or rather, a social influence plays a substantial role in your performance when you enter a new organizational culture. Henri Tajfel and John Turner formulated a social identity theory in the 1970s. In simple terms, it states… Read More ›
How Do You Know If You Are Mediocre?
I’ve spent years in environment where we put a big emphasis to hire only the best of the best. Where the goal was to have a team of overachievers. Mottos like “no one was hired to be mediocre” where often… Read More ›
Are You So Good? Or Are You Here So Long?
I’m a student of human nature. I like to listen and watch how people react under various circumstances and I’m always trying to figure out why they act this way in a hope that with that understanding I will be… Read More ›
The Art Of Giving Second Chances
Working with other human beings either as a peer, a partner, or a leader will sooner or later lead to encountering individuals that don’t perform at the expected level, don’t have the skills, don’t have the right attitude, don’t fit… Read More ›
