Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Set Irrational Goals
Two of t
he most important pieces of advice I can provide to entrepreneurs are to not be afraid to be irrational when you set your goals, and that if you hope to realize these goals you need to focus on, you need to listen to and respect your team. Regarding the first piece of advice, history shows that the entrepreneurs who fundamentally changed how people work, play, and live were the ones who acted irrationally. It was irrational for Steve Jobs to introduce a new Apple (aapl) phone to compete with the powerful, established players in the mobile phone market…read more at fortune.com
Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem
Distraction is one of the biggest hurdles to high-quality knowledge work, costing almost 1 trillion dollars annually. The first step to addressing this problem is to treat it as a company culture problem that deserves the attention of senior executives. In my experience, many leaders inadvertently allow or even actively promote the following four situations that impede their team’s ability to focus and produce their best work….read more at hbr.org
A new Golden Rule for leadership
Leaders and managers seeking to engage, motivate and retain employees should consider adopting a slightly revised version of the Golden Rule. Researchers at the University of Birmingham Business School compared data collected in two separate years from some 20,000 employees in the United Kingdom in order to examine employees’ reported changes in well-being relative to levels of work autonomy. Professionals reported having lower levels of autonomy than managers….read more at exclusive.multibriefs.com
5 traits of the highly organized
If you’ve ever met someone whose file cabinet is perfectly color-coded and whose to-do list is generally cleared on a daily basis, you may wonder how they do it. While everyone has their own methods for staying organized, there are some common traits highly organized people share. Here are some traits you can adopt to become more organized…read more at businessmanagementdaily.com