How to Promote Yourself Without Looking Like a Jerk
Self-promotion can be uncomfortable for many people. It’s a tricky prospect: how can you ensure that your talent is recognized without alienating your colleagues and looking like a jerk?
Content: Article | Author: Dorie Clark | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
Charles Kettering
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
Content: Quotation | Author: Charles Kettering | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Nido Qubein
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Achievement, Personal Development, Success / Failure, Wisdom
Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people—especially those who report to us—we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry.
Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as “the fine art of drawing … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Edgar H. Schein | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Personal Development
Socrates
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Personal Development, Reputation
Samuel Johnson
Self-confidence is the first requisite for achieving great things.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Achievement, Personal Development, Success / Failure
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Solitude is to genius the stern friend. He who should inspire and lead his race must be defended from traveling with the souls of other men, from living, breathing, reading, and writing in the daily, time-worn yoke of their opinions.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Leadership, Personal Development, Thought
Plato
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Life, Personal Development, Wisdom
Anaïs Nin
We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development, Personality / Behavior, Wisdom
Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
Content: Quotation | Subject: Experience
Napoleon Hill
An educated person is not necessarily one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. Any person is educated who knows where to get knowledge when it is needed and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Action, Education, Personal Development, Wisdom
Aristotle
Teaching is the highest form of understanding.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Education, Knowledge, Learning, Personal Development
Daniel J. Boorstin
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance–it is the illusion of knowledge.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Decision Making, Knowledge, Personal Development, Thought
Katherine Milkman on Why Fresh Starts Matter
The Wharton professor says moments when you wipe the slate clean can help you meet your goals.
Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Katherine L. Milkman, Laura W. Geller | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development
Proverb
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Decision Making, Experience
Frank A. Clark
We find comfort among those who agree with us, and growth among those who don’t.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Learning, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development, Personality / Behavior
Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Adversity, Character, Leadership, Power / Authority
Zig Ziglar
You can get anything you want in this life if you help enough other people get what they want.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Personal Development
7 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Powers of Persuasion
If you don’t know how to effectively get people to see things your way, it’s time for a refresher course in the gentle art of persuasion.
Content: Article | Author: Bruna Martinuzzi | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development
The Three Foundations of Effective CEOs
CEOs agree that there are some essential traits and competencies fundamental to success.
Content: Article | Author: Stanislav Shekshnia | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Personal Development