Complex Ideas For A Competent You
Progress is not only reflected in the peaks you reach - it's also visible in the valleys you cross. Resilience is a form of growth." This article is a deep dive into what Adam Grant in his Hidden Potential calls "structures for motivation" - a "scaffolding" system that will help you to get unstuck and… Continue reading “Hidden Potential” Deep Dive: Are You Ready To Cross The Valley?
Hidden Potential was recommended to me by my career coach when I told her I was starting this blog. And for a good reason. Apart from being a knowledgeable educator, Adam Grant is a great storyteller. He masterfully weaves useful concepts and practical advice into engaging stories - not the other way around. The stories… Continue reading Introducing “Hidden Potential”: Imperfect Sea Sponges Seeking Discomfort
So, should you read Time Off? I say, yes - but with caution. This book is beyond useful to shift the mindset from "I'm too busy to take a break" to "I need a break so I can live (and work) better". It left its long-lasting mark on me, and I already see some positive… Continue reading “Time Off”: Away From Burnout – Back To Noble Leisure
Alison Gopnik, one of the leading researchers in developmental psychology, introduced a "lantern consciousness" metaphor to describe how children learn. Babies take in their surroundings all at once, like "a lantern casting light in all directions." As adults, we have "spotlight consciousness" - we focus on the activity at hand and direct our light only… Continue reading Concluding “Time Off”: Be A Lantern
Most of the reviews I read about Time Off: A Practical Guide To Building Your Rest Ethic And Finding Success Without The Stress claimed that this book was about rest ethic. I don't agree with that - at least not entirely. I think Time Off is about rest ethic as much as it is about… Continue reading “Time Off” Deep Dive: How Long Do You Let Your Ideas To Incubate?
It's a summer morning. The rays of the August sun wake you up before anyone else in your house. You open your eyes and remember that today is your day off. You don't have to be anywhere, you don't have to do anything, and you are completely free of any obligation or concern. Today is… Continue reading Introducing “Time Off”: Are You Living Like It’s “Milk O’clock”?
There are books and there are Books. In strategic management (and management overall), Strategy Safari is one of those Books that you read once in a lifetime, and everything that you knew, thought you knew, and wish you had known falls into place. Then you give a sigh of relief... Only to realize that there… Continue reading Book Review: “Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds Of Strategic Management”
As we conclude our journey into Strategy Safari, the school of strategic thought that encompasses all of those we already saw - the configuration school of strategic management - greets us in all its glory and... simplicity. In this article, we will explore this simplicity further. How it embraces and makes sense of the competing… Continue reading “Strategy Safari” Deep Dive: Finding Your Next Strategic Configuration
Forget about the CEO and his planners sitting out there in the ivory tower (unless, of course, you are a CEO, in which case please leave your ivory tower, it's not the 1960s anymore!). This article explores the subject of power. Power of individuals, groups, and outside forces. How much power do you have? How much power does anyone have? Let's try to find out.
We hear a lot about "learning organizations". We accept without hesitation that continuous learning is a culprit of success and, perhaps, the only guaranteed stability in the ever-changing world around us. But when it comes to strategy - what does learning mean exactly? Is it learning from past mistakes? Or deliberately committing new ones to… Continue reading “Strategy Safari” Deep Dive: Do You Cultivate Your Strategies Like Tomatoes?
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