Articles in Well-being & advancement
Dr. Michael Watkins provides a few quick and practical tips to handle some of the changes/transitions that people face during their career, such a new job, promotion, international relocation and so on. He also offers …
As a supervisor you probably wonder how assertive you should be with your employees. Often it is hard to ascertain whether you are challenging people just enough, or whether you are driving them too hard. …
Why do people succeed? Is it because theyre smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
Interesting presentation around the topic of what motivates us at work. In summary, monetary incentives can be detrimental to performance and three important things that actually motivate people are:
Autonomy
Mastery
Making a contribution
When you put two or more individuals together in a room, one way or another, you will get politics. In the context of the workplace, politics typically refers to people doing things in order to …
A humorous video which highlights a few points:
Leadership is over glorified
Followers are just as important
Leaders need to nurture their first followers as equals, in order to convert their ideas into movements
The video is from TEDTalks, …
From the most mundane transaction to strategic high-level boardroom dealings, knowing how to negotiate is integral to success and survival. Yet few have mastered the art of successful negotiation or ‘value negotiation’ as INSEAD Affiliate …
Nobody likes a finger being pointed at them and being blamed for something. However, people often tend to blame others in the workplace and more so, when faced with a tough situation (such as recessionary …
A new study has highlighted the key skills that innovative and creative entrepreneurs need to develop. According to Hal Gregersen, an INSEAD professor and co-author of a six-year-long study into disruptive innovation involving some 3,500 executives, there …
In this article, I wanted to touch upon some important points, which can help your entire performance review process go much smoother.
1) Start the process properly – Be clear on your objectives
When you join a new …