It’s not always easy overcoming the resistance to new ideas. Believe it or not, friction is the key . If you have an idea or an innovation you want to introduce to the world, you might already be quite familiar with people being less enthusiastic about it than yourself. According to a new book, it’s … Continue reading Got a great idea? Here’s how to get people on board
Professor Cast believes that change might just be what you need right now to progress your career further. Surveys show that as many as 50% of the working population in different countries actively consider to change jobs when the world opens up. A central reason can be feeling stuck in a rut. Prof. Carter Cast … Continue reading Feeling stuck? 3 ways to move your career forward
Leadership style is also connected to how you assign real value. Earlier this year, I overheard the CEO of a large and successful company being described like this: He might not be good at communicating or keeping her employees happy, but at least he is best at the most important thing; to create shareholder value. … Continue reading Purpose before profit, please!
Covid-19 restrictions are still around. Rather than keeping these limitations in mind, now can be a good time to focus on what’s possible. There are especially five things in which the timing is great. Some might be less so when we finally return to our desks, so use your home office time wisely! 1. Expand … Continue reading 5 tips for staying on top of your game from home office
Here’s a few tips to get the most out of online meetings. In these Corona virus times, those of us who can work from home is increasingly depending on online meetings. A big problem is that this remote setting tends to distance us from the meeting itself. Getting people to pay full attention in any … Continue reading Virtual meetings: How to engage your team
This is my favorite problem solving exercise for teams. You only need 1 hour! Our fast paced work lives often demand getting to the solutions quicker, without spending weeks getting there. The company AJ&Smart is behind the “Lightening Decision Jam” workshop video, explaining how it effectively can “define problems, generate and prioritize ideas and then … Continue reading The problem solving super tool
In a group setting, there’s a basic psychological need to make sense of each other in relation to one self. Team diversity therefore poses challenges to group interaction and synergy. Van Knippenberg and Schippers propose to look at group diversity as two perspectives (2007). First, the information perspective looks at diversity at broadening the pool … Continue reading A note on team diversity
Turns out there’s more to vacations than just relaxation. Not surprisingly, going on holiday allows us to use our brains differently. We’re not in the surroundings of our offices, and we get other views and experiences. In addition, we often learn new things by getting familiar with new places and persons – or simply through … Continue reading Boost your creativity with more vacation
“While innovation exists on an organizational level, the level of creativity is individual”, noted Oldham and Cummings in 1996. Although there has traditionally been a focus on individuals within creativity, the term is to a growing extent placed within a collective setting (Nijstad and Paulus 2003; Kurtzberg and Amabile 2016). Nevertheless, King asserted that while … Continue reading A little geeky note on creativity
Regardless of business area, getting information and knowledge across is key. But it can be tricky. How do you know if the people in need of it actually gets it? And what messages do they actually need? In larger firms, staff are often placed within their area of expertise. A person belonging to the legal … Continue reading Why you need “brokers” in any company
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