Blog Posts tagged with learning
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The Importance of Feeling Responsible
Oct 22, 2009
When things go wrong, who steps forward to claim responsibility? In many cases, nobody. When in the rare cases, someone does voluntarily step forward, pay attention, for you are in the presence of a peak performer. They may not be a top perform...
The thin line between failure and success
Sep 4, 2009
It may surprise many that the famed inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison, characterized his career as one defined by failure. He estimated that it often took about 10,000 failures on any particular project until he reached a single success. ...
What makes an expert?
Aug 20, 2009
By definition, an expert is someone who regularly outperforms their peers. No one does it better than an expert. A group of experts may differ in their appearance, actions, knowledge, and backgrounds, but they all consistently produce superior per...
How Old Dogs Learn New Tricks
Aug 14, 2009
To remain a leader, even people with extensive experience need to learn new skills. The challenge for experienced people, however, is that the skills they rely on for their professional performance have, to a large extent, become comfortable rout...
Mining Value from the Wealth of your Experience
Mar 30, 2009
The famed sculptor, Auguste Rodin said “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” Experience, in other words, offers the wise a wealth of information. And the greater the diversity of one’s experiences, the greater the benefi...