December, 2011

article thumbnail

Secret social skills successful people know

Penelope Trunk

When we were at LegoLand I was struck by the high emotional intelligence of the employees. Their job is to make everyone feel like their Lego project is great. (You'd be surprised how many parents are there, swiping the white blocks from little kids at the Lego snowman contest.). High emotional-intelligence jobs are very hard, and I would rather sweep floors.

article thumbnail

Your Dreams Are Waiting

Eat Your Career

The other day I heard the following: You’re not waiting for your dreams to come true. Your dreams are waiting for YOU to come true. At first blush, this sounds so strange. What does it even mean? I thought about it for a while and soon, I became fascinated with the idea. It’s simple really…and yet, so powerful. Here’s the way I see it: Your dreams are out there, alive and well, waiting for you to do your part.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Aftermath of Bank Bailouts: More Risk - Strategy+Business

Strategy+Business

''

Banking 55
article thumbnail

Competition Winners – and a Special Bonus Prize for You

Lateral Action

Thank you to everyone who entered the What Inspires You? competition by leaving comments on the original post about your inspirations. Fittingly, the comment thread turned out to be an inspiration in its own right, with over 100 entries that reminded me what a special group of people read this blog. We had such a […]. The post Competition Winners – and a Special Bonus Prize for You appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

article thumbnail

How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance trainings aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, relevant, and maybe even enjoyable! Join expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training programs. You’ll discover creative strategies to turn traditionally dry topics into meaningful learning experiences that resonate and drive real change.

article thumbnail

Investors fund mostly men, which is fine for women

Penelope Trunk

This post is cross-posted at TechCrunch. We need to get more guys who are running tech startups to decide instead to be stay-at-home dads. What do you think of that? Stupid, right? That’s what it sounds like when anyone suggests that we need to get more women doing startups. If you are worried that women don’t feel capable of doing whatever they want, you can stop worrying.

Banking 111
article thumbnail

How to Ask Smart Questions

Penelope Trunk

This post is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. After I realized that the most underrated skill is asking good questions , I realized that I am not very good at it. I don’t ask for help enough because I don’t know what question to ask. And also, I worry the question will be bad and then the person won’t want to help me again. So I started forcing myself to ask for help.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Most popular posts of 2011

Penelope Trunk

I think this year was a year of me looking for stuff. Trying to figure stuff out. Maybe trying to figure out what I'm looking for. It was also the year I discovered pictures for my blog, and I even redesigned the whole blog so the photos are more prominent. So it makes sense to me to end with a picture of me looking for something — who knows what?

article thumbnail

A Must-Listen Interview for Job Hunters

Eat Your Career

No matter who you are or what you do, I’m willing to bet you know who Richard “Dick” Bolles is. Maybe the name itself doesn’t ring a bell, but the title of his book most certainly will: What Color Is Your Parachute? Sound familiar? Dubbed the “Job Hunter’s Bible”, this book is considered the gold standard of career guides. With a focus on finding and living your life’s purpose, this book covers every conceivable job search topic including networking, research, resume and cover letter

article thumbnail

My 2012 Career and Business Plan

Eat Your Career

As we head down the final stretch of 2011, I (like the rest of the world) am engaging in a little annual professional planning and review session. Today, I thought I’d share some of the highlights with you. After all, plans are much easier to keep when you share them with the world, don’t you think? I would say, all in all, I’m pretty pleased with 2011.

Career 60
article thumbnail

Career Fulfillment Starts With Belief

Eat Your Career

This time of year, it’s always fun to play along with the whole “Santa Claus” thing. Yes, Virginia, he’s real and he’s awesome! Belief is a powerful, magical thing. Why throw that away just because we’ve grown up? Why should children get to have all the holiday fun? So much in life begins with belief. In your heart, in your mind…you have to believe before magic is possible.

Career 60
article thumbnail

Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

article thumbnail

What Can You Do Better? - Strategy+Business

Strategy+Business

''

article thumbnail

6 Steps to Building Your Creative Endurance

Lateral Action

Photo by lulemon athletica Let’s face it. We all get out of creative shape from time to time. Just as an athlete quickly loses fitness without training, so your creative stamina will fade away if you don’t work at maintaining it – every week, if not every day. So when you get out of the […]. The post 6 Steps to Building Your Creative Endurance appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

article thumbnail

What Inspires You? Win a Limited Edition Print to Spark Your Creativity

Lateral Action

EDIT: The competition is now closed for entries. Mike will choose the winners and we’ll announce them here on the blog shortly. OK the holiday season is upon us, so it’s time for some fun. ?? Designer and Lateral Action writer Mike Kammerling has kindly created a limited edition of five inspirational prints for Lateral […]. The post What Inspires You?

article thumbnail

Living Up to Your Potential

Penelope Trunk

I confess that I don’t feel like I’m working to my potential. And it makes me feel sick. I know the signs. It starts with me not being able to cope with my to-do list. It all looks too overwhelming. So I scale things back: I take out everything that has to do with starting a company. The next stage of not living up to my potential is that I can’t read anything.

Media 111
article thumbnail

The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

article thumbnail

The psychology of quitting

Penelope Trunk

I am at a hotel. I think I'm dying. I have a bruise from where the Farmer slammed me into our bed post. I took the kids and went to a hotel so I could have time to think. I think I need to move into a hotel for a month. The Farmer told me that he will not beat me up any more if I do not make him stay up late talking to me. If you asked him why he is still being violent to me, he would tell you that I’m impossible to live with.

Medical 111
article thumbnail

The Value of Fresh Perspective

Penelope Trunk

It is the night of the new nanny. She is maybe a nanny or maybe a Spanish teacher. It is unclear. She is a blog reader who told me she could help me. Lots of people offer to come to the farm and help me get that mythic work-life balance that no one really has. But this woman said good things in her emails — that she worked with autistic kids, her native language is Spanish, she loves my blog.

Food 107