Do you have sisu? Find out what it is and if you might need more of it in this interesting piece by my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Josh Linkner:
Source: The Quality Shared by Detroit, Finland, and the Best Entrepreneurs
Do you have sisu? Find out what it is and if you might need more of it in this interesting piece by my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Josh Linkner:
Source: The Quality Shared by Detroit, Finland, and the Best Entrepreneurs
“Obstacles do not block the path; they are the path.”
Successful people come from all walks of life, yet they all have one thing in common: where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome.
Source: Ten Ways Ridiculously Successful People Think Differently
In my experience, it’s all too easy for those working in healthcare IT to lose sight of their connection to the critical role they play in patient’s lives on a daily basis.
Here are some thoughts on on how to bring that back and keep it present on an ongoing basis.
Source: 7 thoughts on bringing ‘heart’ into IT from Cleveland Clinic CIO Edward Marx
I love these counterintuitive tricks designed to help you be more productive fast. These are especially good for times when you are feeling “stuck” or just are having a hard time getting going on an important project or anything that involves creativity or writing.
What helps you get going when you are not being productive? Please share your ideas in the comments section.
A ten year longitudinal study on executive transitions found that more than 50% of executives who inherit a mess fail within their first 18 months on the job. Also uncovered by the study were the numerous landmines for leaders in this situation. Based on this research and my experience, here are six things the most effective leaders do to avoid failing in a new role.
Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority.
If you’re like most managers, you’re facing this sort of challenge more often these days because of flatter management structures, outsourcing, and virtual teams. Read on to get the rest of this excellent HBR article on this essential skill:
“Almost every organization benefits from having the right partners. Unfortunately this seemingly natural bias to partner leads to bad choices without a strategic approach to partnerships and guiding criteria.
The most valuable partners 1) share interests and 2) have differentially valuable strengths.
So, partner with organizations that meet both criteria and work with other organizations in other ways.”
–George Brandt
Source: How To Decide When To Partner, Contract, Relate Or Transact
Change doesn’t have to be hard. These five TED talks help inspire new ways to get your team excited about transformation.
Source: 5 TED Talks That Prove Change Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
Change doesn’t have to be hard. These five TED talks help inspire new ways to get your team excited about transformation.
Source: 5 TED Talks To Get Your Team Excited About Transformation | Inc.com
Sheryl Sandberg recently visited Airbnb to share lessons learned from her years at Facebook and Google. The question was posed to Sandberg: “What’s the number one thing you look for in someone who can scale with a company?”
Sandberg’s reply:
“Someone who takes feedback well. Because people who can take feedback well are people who can learn and grow quickly.”
How well do you take feedback and do you apply it in a proactive way?