Sunday, April 8th, 2018
With Simple Ways to Spot Unknown Unknowns, Dorie Clark has written a most interesting article - to me, a central part which I appreciate highly is the idea of questioning implicit assumptions by soliciting advice from unlikely sources, who may see the problem in a different way. Unlikely sources are often an excellent input when looking for perspectives, which were never even considered you and people sharing your mindset.
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Rebecca Elvy drew my attention to the text The Broken World Awaits You, in which Jon Mertz concludes that if we look at the world, it may very well appear broken, but the good news is that we can all make an effort to mend it. And I totally agree. We can all make a difference by seeking out meaningful relationships, engaging, spreading positivity rather than indifference. And we should not hesitate to do so.
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
I prefer to enter into relationships that matter, when I enter into relationships with people - this is one of the reasons why I prefer quality over quantity when it comes to Twitter followers. But it is not always easy to make such relationships - neither on social media nor in real life. Based on research, Eric Barker tells us what it takes in his
This Is How To Make Close Friends: 4 Surprising Secrets From Research
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
Feedback is important - because it is through feedback that we get some of our best possibilities to grow. Therefore, the quality of the feedback we get - and give - is very important, as there is a world of difference between good feedback and bad feedback. In How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use, Jennifer Porter describes the good feedback and how to give it.
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Learning is related to feedback - and reading the article from Wednesday actually led me to Monique Valcour's 4 Ways to Become a Better Learner which gives tips on exactly this topic. And one tip happens to be to ask for feedback - but there are other worthwhile tips in the article.
Friday, April 13th, 2018
One of the most frightening business situations to most people (unless they are significantly more extroverted than I) is suddenly to be put on the spot in a meeting. Therefore, I think most of us would be better of by reading Paul Axtell's How to Respond When You’re Put on the Spot in a Meeting before it becomes relevant.
Saturday, April 14th, 2018
We all need to negotiate from time to time - after all, that is the way in which to get more of the things we need and want. But often, it is something that we do with fear of creating confrontation or conflict. But in 5 Highly Effective Negotiation Tactics Anyone Can Use, Jeff Haden explores what to do in order to make negotiation free from conflict and confrontation.
Another week comes to an end - again, I have read seven texts and hope to inspire you to read as well. And as always: stay tuned for seven new things next week.
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