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If you look at a lot of the fraud cases, before fraud there was terminal incompetence. When we teach the governance and ethics course [at HBS], the point I make is that you can have great values, but if you don’t have the competence [to implement them], forget it. You need both character and competence. If you don’t have the competence, you’re going to get … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Competence, Ethics

If you know one (of anything), that’s it: You know one. But if you know two, you know much, much more than two. With two computer languages, not only do you know both languages, but you also know what makes them similar, what makes them different, what you like best and least about each, and how each is better suited for certain tasks.

Call it … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Outlook Journal (Accenture) | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Learning | Industry: Consulting

The constant of change, cost and value, do it, skip it, or move it, and how about enjoying your work and planning your fun.

Content: Article | Author: Jim Stovall | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Personal Development

Lawyers do it, sports agents do it and finance executives do it – though some might not want to admit it. “Argue” has become a politically incorrect word, but skillful arguing is as necessary for career success as sound financial analysis. Here are pointers from pros of dispute resolution.

Editor’s Note: though written from a finance perspective, the advice is universal

Content: Article | Author: Carol Orsag Madigan | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Management, Personal Development

The problem here is that all people are not created equal, though America is driven by this noble falsehood, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Stirring and instructive nonsense, but nonsense nevertheless. We aren’t equal. We don’t all have the same capabilities, the same chances, or the same luck. We don’t even have the same inclinations.

Here’s the idea: Everybody thinks he or … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Achievement, Personality / Behavior

“Txt msgs bad 4 corp comms. Pls rd.” Confused? So are a lot of people. Here’s what happened to good business writing.

Content: Article | Authors: Des Dearlove, Stuart Crainer | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Personal Development

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible — and achieve it, generation after generation.

Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subjects: Achievement, Challenge

How clever are you? Is your relationship sexy enough? Are you living up to your creative potential?

You can find out in How Do You Compare?, which features twelve of the most interesting, scientifically devised personality tests used by professionals. With these fun quizzes and the thoughtful analysis and self-improvement hints accompanying each one, you will discover more about yourself in a short time than … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Andy N. Williams | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Personal Development

There are only so many hours in a day. Here’s what science says about getting the most out of them.

Content: Article | Author: Alison Stein Wellner | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Personal Development

The Big Seven worst habits of communication are bad enough when they happen occasionally. They become “big and bad” when they’re practiced habitually. And they do, ultimately, exact a cost.

Content: Article | Author: Jamie S. Walters | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Personal Development

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Media Training 101 is an in-depth guide to handling the news media, written by a seasoned journalist and public relations professional. A former USA Today reporter and consultant to major companies, Sally Stewart leads you through every step in developing a communications blueprint and a strategic public relations plan to support it. She shows you how to communicate effectively with the media in any given … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Sally Stewart | Subjects: Personal Development, Public Relations

“Most of us would like to be smarter,” asserts Restak (The Brain, companion to PBS’s series by the same name), neuropsychiatrist and clinical professor of neurology at George Washington University Medical Center. Restak claims that improving cognition is the answer. In accessible science-teacher style, Restak delineates the brain’s attributes, from its weight (three pounds) to the number of nerve cells (100 billion) and its infinity … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Richard Restak | Subject: Personal Development

Give great feedback! Most people don’t. Here are four rules for making your input count.

Content: Article | Author: Seth Godin | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Personal Development

Many people have opinions about PowerPoint, but few can speak on the topic with the authority of psychology professor Mayer.

The author of 18 books and more than 250 articles, Mayer’s 12 years of research in multimedia learning and problem solving have important implications for PowerPoint users.

Content: Article | Author: Cliff Atkinson | Source: MarketingProfs | Subjects: People, Personal Development

This humorous Socratic style book helps individuals and organizations change their core business behaviors through a fictitious story. With its solid story line and smooth read the book is an excellent catalyst for change. By being light and engaging readers associate easily with the characters.

Content: Book | Author: Dick Olenych | Subjects: Change Management, Personal Development

Do you think it’s possible to truly enjoy your job? No matter what it is or where you are? Timothy Gallwey does, and in this book he tells you how to overcome the inner obstacles that sabotage your efforts to be your best on the job.. “What inner obstacles is Gallwey talking about? Fear of failure, resistance to change, procrastination, stagnation, doubt, and boredom, to … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: W. Timothy Gallwey | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

It’s what you learn after you know everything that counts.

Content: Quotation | Source: Abraham.com | Subjects: Attitude, Education

Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Achievement, Personal Development

If you focus on your values, then you’ll improve the “balance” between your business and personal lives. Give me a break. Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won’t simplify things. You’ll just discover even more stuff that’s important to you. You can do anything — but not everything. The universe is full of creative projects that are waiting to be … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Achievement, Personal Development