An Oscar, a Grammy, millions of copies sold worldwide and people went to the cinema en masse to see the entire film. Almost everyone can easily sing along to “Let it go“, one of the songs from the animated film “Frozen”. Today, June 23, is international “Let it go” day, a day to reflect on…
Now people start working remotely more, normal work patterns, modes of communication, and team dynamics might be disrupted. Remember: disruption also creates opportunity. Explore new ways of working and revisit old assumptions that will likely benefit you in the long run. Here are some strategies that leaders can employ to ensure their teams continue to…
Within the last lie that Buckingham cites, that leadership would be “a thing”, the idea of a general set of qualities of a leader is questioned. The reality shows that there are different types of good leaders. Each type reflects different capacities and strengths and yet they have all proved very successful in what they…
No, says Buckingham. It’s about finding love in what you do. Simply because you want to keep doing what’s enjoyable to do. This is key, rather than striving for a balance between work and private life. Finding a perfect balance is not obvious as this is almost impossible in our constantly changing reality. What we…
Each of us has potential, since “having potential” means that we have the capacity to grow, learn and become more efficient in what we do. What matters more to Buckingham M., in contrast with the focus on a person’s potential, is the realization of momentum. This is the result of good coordination between someone’s character…
Just about all studies of the last forty years show that people cannot be reliably assessed. Regardless how much we try to do this. A more reliable way to collect information about people is to score our own experiences. Your own experiences reflect your experience and cannot be seen as “wrong”, just because it is…
The above statement is turned into people’s need of attention. The focus is shifted from giving feedback to giving attention, with the same goal, to make people more efficient. Only the approach changes: when giving attention, the focus will be on strengthening one’s own solution capacity and creative thinking, you focus on what the other…
“I have the opportunity to use my strengths at work every day.” How would you answer the above statement? We hope that your answer is positive, because that would mean that you are convinced that you will be empowered by the work you do. Each of us is unique and has its own specific strengths…
The reason why is central to the third “lie” of Marcus Buckingham’s book. He indicates that pursuing goals just because you are expected to do this in an organization does not achieve the intended result. Companies spend a lot of money and time to work with step-by-step objectives (from high to low in an organization…
The question “What are your intentions for the coming year”, sounds familiar to all of us. Healthier food, more exercise, realizing a certain journey, personal development, etc. these are some well-known examples. Many of us work diligently with it, but after a while notice that they have fallen into old habits. That is why at…