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Communication is critical to success in business and life! Concerned about an upcoming interview? Anxious when asked to provide your thoughts during a meeting? Fearful of giving a presentation? Then, you are not alone. Many of us are uneasy about speaking in public. Matt Abrahams delivers a workshop designed to provide you with several practical techniques you can use to communicate more confidently.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Matt Abrahams | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

The next time someone asks you a question that throws you for a loop, use one of these 10 strategies to help you think on your feet.

Content: Article | Author: Bruna Martinuzzi | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Personal Development

Learning is a four-letter word in most companies; learning means you failed to do what you said you were going to do, which, in turn, means you’re a bad manager.

Content: Quotation | Author: Eric Ries | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Learning, Organizational Behavior

Art Kleiner introduces a leadership lesson from Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning, 3rd Edition, by Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith.

Content: Article | Authors: Art Kleiner, Chip R. Bell, Marshall Goldsmith | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Most confident people are not as competent as they think, and most competent people are confident only as a result of being competent.

Content: Article | Author: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

An author and executive coach trainer explains how a more positive outlook can help you reach your true potential.

Content: Article | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

Peter Gollwitzer, a psychologist at New York University, distinguishes between a deliberative mind-set and an implemental mind-set. The deliberative version suggests a detached and impartial attitude. We set aside emotions and focus on the facts. A deliberative attitude is appropriate when we assess the feasibility of a project, plan a strategic initiative, or decide on an appropriate course of action. By contrast, an implemental mind-set … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Phil Rosenzweig | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Achievement, Attitude, Expertise

The poetics of presenting, or why beautiful metaphors are better than beautiful slides.

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Maria Popova, Nancy Duarte | Source: Brain Pickings | Subject: Personal Development

Here is a list of “quick tips” for mentors and their protégés taken from the book, Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning by Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith.

Content: Article | Author: Theodore Kinni | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Career, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

It’s always enlightening—and enjoyable—to read business literature that actually qualifies as literature. And Mohsin Hamid’s new novel fits the bill perfectly.

Hamid creatively appropriates the self-help format in How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. It’s the life story of an unnamed man, an amoral Horatio Alger who is born to a poor family in a rural village in a country that sounds a lot … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Mohsin Hamid | Subjects: Career, Miscellaneous, Personal Development

In most domains of life, skill and luck seem hopelessly entangled. Different levels of skill and varying degrees of good and bad luck are the realities that shape our lives—yet few of us are adept at accurately distinguishing between the two. Imagine what we could accomplish if we were able to tease out these two threads, examine them, and use the resulting knowledge to make … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Michael J. Mauboussin | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Whether you’re newly-promoted into your first management role, an established veteran of the C-suite, or somewhere between, your most powerful skill as a leader is the ability to hold effective conversations.

After a promotion to a management or leadership role, most people struggle with how to leave behind former priorities and mindsets. Leadership Conversations defines and distinguishes the very different mindsets of management and leadership, and … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Alan S. Berson, Richard G. Stieglitz | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Management, Personal Development

In this time of hope and decorative mortarboards, we reached out to some of our favorite writers, asking them: What do graduates really need to know about the world of work?

Content: Article | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Who wouldn’t want a higher level of emotional intelligence? Studies have shown that a high emotional quotient (or EQ) boosts career success, entrepreneurial potential, leadership talent, health, relationship satisfaction, humor, and happiness. It is also the best antidote to work stress and it matters in every job — because all jobs involve dealing with people, and people with higher EQ are more rewarding to deal … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

We’re all prey to cognitive mistakes, says Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman. But knowing that can help you avoid them.

Content: Thought Leader | Author: Daniel Kahneman | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harvard Business School’s graduating class. Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used examples from his own experiences to explain how high achievers can all too often fall into traps that lead to unhappiness.

The speech was memorable not only … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

There is almost always a discrepancy between the self we think we are and the self the rest of the world sees in us…often the rest of the world has a more accurate perspective than we do. If we can stop, listen, and think about what others see in us, we have a great opportunity.

Content: Quotation | Author: Marshall Goldsmith | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Personal Development

In their new book, Chip and Dan Heath lay out a path for making better decisions.

Content: Article | Authors: Chip Heath, Dan Heath | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

There is still some residual stigma around coaching that it is somehow “remedial” as opposed to something that enhances high performance, similar to how an elite athlete uses a coach. But there really is not a single top athlete who does not have a coach, and what is also interesting is that most of the greatest coaches in the world were not the best players. … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Stephen Miles | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Career, Coaching, Personal Development

In their book, Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending, Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton draw on years of quantitative and qualitative research to explain how we can turn cash into contentment. The key lies in changing our spending habits and adhering to five key principles:

1. Buy Experiences. Research shows that material purchases are less satisfying than vacations or concerts.
2. Make it a Treat. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Elizabeth Dunn, Michael I. Norton | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Personal Development