Blog Posts tagged with leadership skills
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Gaining the Experience Advantage
Nov 10, 2009
Experience alone does not a top performer make. To wring the greatest benefits from experience, you must learn to use it to your advantage. One way to do that is to gain as many different experiences as possible. But be smart. Seek only those ...
On getting the problem right
Sep 17, 2009
Getting the solution right starts with getting the problem right. If you don’t have the problem right, you are solving the wrong problem, which means you are not likely solving any problem at all. Suppose, for example, that as a parent you...
Two strategies for getting better answers
Jul 15, 2009
When we need to know, we need to ask. But often times the questions we ask don’t get us the information we need. That is because asking questions is a skill, and for most people it is an undeveloped skill. Two questioning strategies may improve ...
The Story of the 25 Year Beginner
Jul 2, 2009
Beginners. Those are people new to the job, right? Not always. We traditionally think of beginners as people with limited experience. Consequently, they bring few and undeveloped skills to the job. They hold a limited perspective on how thi...
Times that define us
Jun 21, 2009
Inscribed at the base of the statue are the words “it was ONE MOMENT IN TIME.” It was. Still is. The statue is of a golfer oddly dressed in knickers, cap, and a rain jacket with the sleeves raggedly cut off. He clutches a putter i...