Have you ever tried using your “other” hand for mousing? As a right-handed person, I found it uncomfortable back in the ’90s, when computers became pervasive, to be sitting in an office designed for hand writing not computing. When those under-the-desk, sliding keyboard holders appeared, I still found my body curving uncomfortably to use the [...]
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Winning Leaders Choose Words With Care
How many times have you said something and soon, if not immediately, afterwards, wished you had chosen different words? This can be viewed as a positive: you were aware of the reaction you created by what you said, and perhaps realized that wasn’t what you intended. On the less positive side, you may have sparked [...]
Tips for a Professionally Fulfilling 2011
By this point in the year, you have an idea whether you’re on track with changes you want to make in yourself as a professional. It may only be February, but you have thought about this, haven’t you? Are you satisfied with your commitments and current progress? If you are confident you are making progress [...]
Stop! In The Name of (Self) Love
As a rare combination of solstice and lunar eclipse occurs today, it’s a colorful flourish that reminds us that 2010 is coming to a close and that the conventional time for examining progress made during the year is here. Unlike the rotation of the planets and the march of time, however, we can stop– to [...]
Add Talent Scout to Your Leadership Competencies
To survive in this topsy-turvy economy, successful leaders will include the role of Scout on their list of competencies. Most often the role of scout rings of “American Idol” or some other entertainment show where talented people are discovered and recruited. What I mean by talent scout is the role of the person who finds [...]
