Dateline: January 24, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week we continue to explore personal leadership topics, since January is a time of reflection, resolutions and personal-objectives-setting. Recently, Nancy Settle-Murphy, President of Guided Insights, published an article at Executive Briefs titled Great (Virtual) … [Read more...]
Structure Deadlines that Work
November 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 29, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. A recent blog post from Fast Company came to the surprising conclusion that setting 'extremely short' deadlines was not just more productive, but reduced anxiety and made work less boring. Building on Parkinson’s Law about how work expands to fill the available time, Blogger … [Read more...]
Engagement with Online Articles
November 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 22, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Nate Weiner, the founder of Pocket, the "DVR for the web" and a popular online site for keeping track of links you want to view later, has learned some very interesting facts about what people save and what they actually do with what they save. In a recent Fast Company … [Read more...]
Personal Productivity: When Do You Do Your Best Work?
September 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fast Company recently published a thoughtful blog titled, Why Productive People Get Up Insanely Early by Paul DeJoe, the co-founder of Vancouver- based Ecquire, a sales productivity tool. In his quest to figure out how to appreciate the present, he stumbled upon an unusual solution, What I was depriving myself from was time in the day where there was no pressure and no expectations. For the … [Read more...]
KISS- Keeping it Simple
August 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two recent Fast Company posts by contributor Drake Baer, reminded me of the criticality of simplicity. Baer built his thoughts on The Simplicity Thesis , an article written about a year ago by Aaron Levie, the CEO and co-founder of Box). His first blog was about the importance of keeping products simple. Baer writes, Since the mass market is so massive, your product needs to be massively … [Read more...]
Work-Life Balance
August 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Its the 'dog days' of summer and the fall is just around the corner. Since the summer is usually a time of fun and more carefree days, the fall signals time to buckle down and get serious once again. But being serious doesn't mean all work and no fun. Recently, Glassdoor published it's list of the top 25 tech companies for work-life balance. The top companies: SAS Institute National … [Read more...]
When Surprises are the New Normal
August 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: August 9, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Management guru and Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter recently published a blog about the difference in winners and losers. It's not about how you win, but what you do when you lose, that really defines a winner in the long run. To quote Professor Kanter, The difference … [Read more...]
The Importance of Your Team
July 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: July 5, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. What makes a successful network? The people on your team, according to Fast Company blogger Drake Baer. His recent post for Fast Company's Dialed section, The 4 People You Need for An Awesome Network, suggests that there are 4 must-haves on your team for you (and your projects) to be … [Read more...]
CIO’s Equation for Strategic Influence
June 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 14, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Trust and influence are critical success factors for any leader, including the CIO. A recent blog by Michael Krigsman explored ways CIO gain strategic influence inside their organizations. His blog, CxO Talk: Trust, engagement, and influence for the CIO, suggests, The equation is … [Read more...]
