Sunday, January 7th, 2018
Of course, managers should stand up for their employees. But what if they don't? What if they - as Gwen Moran so vividly describes it - throw us under the bus? Here, in What To Do When Your Boss Throws You Under The Bus, is her good advice on how to handle the situation.
Monday, January 8th, 2018
On the other hand, there's hope even for managers prone to throwing employees under busses. For instance, they might be able to learn something from Skip Pritchard's 10 Ways to Lead Like a Human. And the good thing is - the ten ways are relatively easy to remember - nine of them are actually boiled down to one buzzword each (the tenth one needs two buzzwords).
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
"A productivity dynamo". It sounds nice, right? It sounds like just the type of person we would like to become. In Get more things done: turn yourself into a productivity dynamo, Eric Barker provides suggestions on how to become just such a person.
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
On the other hand: Whenever we are awake, procrastination is never far away, always ready to make us do things that we really shouldn't. But depending on the underlying reason for procrastinating, there might be different cures for it. In 5 Strategies to Make Yourself Work When You're Just Not in the Mood Travis Bradberry discusses some of the underlying reasons why procrastination wins - and gives us strategies for coping in each of the different situations.
Thursday, January 11th, 2018
I think we are many who are of the opinion that we will never be able to love challenging conversations. But in It’s Time to Learn to Love Challenging Conversations, Art Petty has an interesting way of reframing challenging conversations: "Challenging Conversations are Where You Mine the Gold". Maybe this could be a way through which we can at least improve our relation to this complicated discipline - though I am still afraid that I might never be able to love challenging conversations.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
These days, being adaptable to change is a crucial ability to master - in 5 Habits That Let Emotionally Intelligent People Adapt To Anything, Harvey Deutschendorf discusses what to do to become better at handling change. Perhaps it is time I started working on my emotional intelligence?
Saturday, January 13th, 2018
If you asked me "How do you change a mind?" before I read the article of Ozan Varol, I would have given you the same answer as Ozan would two years ago: rely on objective facts and statistics. But after having read Facts Don’t Change People’s Minds. Here’s What Does, this has changed. I will not spoil the conclusion - just emphasize that it is surely worth reading.
Again, I hope the above has been able to inspire you in your reading, and I hope you stay tuned for seven new things next week.
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