On a local radio call-in talk show today, the subject was "unpaid internships". It's been in the news a lot recently, and it seems to me that a lot of fairly unscrupulous companies are taking advantage of getting access to free labour under the ... [Continue Reading]
“Ruts in the brain”: Driving successful change (part 5 of 5)
Over the past several weeks, I have been writing a series of blog posts on how to plan and manage successful change. This is the final installment in the series of 5 steps I laid out, and as such contains some final thoughts about pulling it all ... [Continue Reading]
How to change (Tiny Habits)
Given my interest in better understanding "change" and working to help people build positive habits in their personal and business lives, I want to share a resource I recently came across -- Tiny Habits, offered by B.J. Fogg. In his words: Let me ... [Continue Reading]
Reasons to quit (from REWORK)
I just finished reading the book “Rework”, which is a nice little gem of short (1 to 2 page) thoughts and ideas about how to conduct business (geared more to small business and owner/operated businesses than the Fortune 500 type). One of the ... [Continue Reading]
Company policy as “scar tissue” (from REWORK)
I just finished digesting Fried and Hansson's book "Rework", published in 2010. Fried and Hansson are the founders of 37Signals, and their book is a nice little gem of short (1 to 2 page) thoughts and ideas about how to conduct business (more geared ... [Continue Reading]
Externalities, plastic bags, and the “power of habit”
The following is an extract from my recently published book "Through the Detox Prism", (pages 61, 62) where we explored some examples of how one might set about to change some of our corporate habits. I have pulled it out here (and done some slight ... [Continue Reading]
Planning for successful change (part 4 of 5)
In previous blog posts (highlighted below), I introduced a 5 step model for driving successful and sustainable change in your life; I've detailed out (through a worked example) the first three steps in the process: Tuning your language, setting the ... [Continue Reading]
Planning for successful change (part 3 of 5)
In previous blog posts (highlighted below), I introduced a 5 step model for driving successful and sustainable change in your life and have detailed out (through a worked example) the first two steps in the process . To recap, those steps ... [Continue Reading]
The secret to success and failure
I am your constant companion. I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me, For I can do them quickly, ... [Continue Reading]
Why your organization is struggling…
A number of years ago, I read "Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" by Chip and Dan Heath. They wrote of a great example that they attributed to Stephen Covey from his book "The 8th Habit"; it describes the results of a poll of ... [Continue Reading]
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