Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.
By: Hult News
What’s inside the mind of a great leader? In her latest Global Webinar ‘10 things business leaders should do’ Professor Hannah Greenwood – leadership coach, former psychotherapist, and Professor of Leadership at Hult – looks at the psychological aspects leadership, and how to achieve ‘the champion mindset’ required to be a great business leader. Read More
My Comment: Thought provoking article on leadership
By: Raj Setty
Have you created a mess for yourself as a result of being in a bad mood?
Don’t worry.
Everybody has.
You are not alone.
Bad moods suck.
Yet, you and I get into bad moods often BECAUSE others in our life push our buttons.
It happens.
I admit that don’t have a recipe to stop others pushing your buttons.
I do have a simple approach to reset your mood back so that you have more power.
The five-step approach is simple – you can internalize it by practicing it for a few items consciously until it becomes part of how you react to “someone or something pushing the buttons.” Read More
My Comment: Excellent article… If in a bad mood, it needs to produce better outcomes not hurtful outcomes.
By: Jon Gordon
Before I spoke to the Atlanta Falcons during pre-season I had the opportunity to spend some time with Mike Smith, the head football coach. Coach Smith had been on the coaching staff of the Baltimore Ravens when they won the super bowl in 2001 and he has coached other teams since. Knowing he would have a unique perspective on what makes a team, a great team I asked him what he thought was the difference between a great football team that wins the super bowl and an average team that doesn’t. Read More
My Comment: Exceptional article on being a team.
Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.
By: Jon Katzenbach
For an organization that seeks to lead in the 21st century, pride is a form of investment currency that is growing in importance. The challenge is to capture its value, deploy its power, and multiply its benefits throughout the organization. Read More
My Comment: Enable workplace success (get them excited)
By: Max Nisen
Personally and professionally, we often hope for moments of peak performance, periods of time when we’re incredibly productive, effective, and produce the best possible work. Read More
My Comment: Excellent article about accessing your zone to perform admirably.
By: Admin
In recent times we have come across some really innovative and cool products. These gadgets are a perfect novelty to own and sometimes needed to solve a dire problem. These can also be a good gift and will speak of your love for innovation and creativity when the lucky receiver of the gift sees them. We have tried to add sources where you can purchase these products. Let us know your favourite innovative product in the comments below. Read More
My Comment: What’s next?
Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.
Where Katy Perry needed a big cat, the New England Patriots were carried to a stunning comeback by the resilience of Tom Brady. Read More
My Comment: Congratulations Patriots!
You know the type: coworkers who never have anything positive to say, whether at the weekly staff meeting or in the cafeteria line. They can suck the energy from a brainstorming session with a few choice comments. Their bad mood frequently puts others in one, too. Their negativity can contaminate even good news. “We engage in emotional contagion,” says Sigal Barsade, a Wharton management professor who studies the influence of emotions on the workplace. “Emotions travel from person to person like a virus.” Read More
My Comment: Excellent article on communication
A competition sponsored in 1913 by Scientific American asked for essays on the 10 greatest inventions. The rules: “our time” meant the previous quarter century, 1888 to 1913; the invention had to be patentable and was considered to date from its “commercial introduction.” Read More
My Comment: Innovation is essential to progress.
Each week I read a number of peak performance and entrepreneurial articles from various online resources. Here are my top three picks this week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too.
By: Denny Watkins
The news that comes out of research universities and hospitals often sounds too hopeful: Here’s a gene that maybe, could potentially end obesity. This newly discovered protein pathway might sort-of, some day cure cancer. Do any of the thousands of studies published each year result in a meaningful change in someone’s life? Read More
My Comment: Grow life
By: Scott Phillips
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski reached a milestone by winning game No. 1,000 as the No. 5 Blue Devils bested St. John’s 77-68 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.The Philippines will continue to rapidly change in 2015. Read More
My Comment: Congratulations Coach K!
By: Rhonda Abrams
Every small-business owner needs to know some numbers – total revenue, profit margins, coast of goods, and the like. But there are other numbers that every entrepreneur needs to know to stay competitive and succeed. Read More
My Comment: What metrics/numbers drive your business?