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Lessons of Life

An extract from an article written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio . She said “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written”.

Here are the selected ones worth remembering
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step…

The 5 Truths About Fear

You are going to present before a group of people you haven’t met before. As you face the seemingly intimidating audience, you start to feel tense. Some people seem to be looking quizzically at you, as if sizing you up. You don’t like this at all, and you start looking at the exit, wishing you were somewhere else. Your heart is pounding and your initial “good morning folks – how are you doing?” sounds weak as your voice cracks and falters. You are experiencing one of the core emotions that all humans have to endure. It will not go away but the good news is that you can learn to modulate its effect on you…

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Personal and Organizational Development – Some Maps for the Trip

by Douglas O’Loughlin – International Consultant on OD and Leadership Development

Introduction

Most organisations and leaders are now facing higher levels of complexity, change, diversity, and uncertainty than ever before.    In these times, how can we help develop organisations and leaders so that they are less likely to get “in over their heads”, as Robert Kegan aptly named his 1994 book.  Kegan suggests that the demands of modern life are often mismatched with our order of consciousness or mental capacity. How can we develop and expand our individual and collective “agility”, where new challenges and opportunities can be met with elegance and effectiveness?…

Change Management – 5 Big Insights

change management and personal transformationHere are some insights about personal change management presented by Dr. Wayne Dyer, a world-famous motivational expert, in his various books and talks. These can help us to change both at the personal level and as managers/professionals working in organizations. Some of of these concepts are known to have been originally articulated in management theory, in philosophy and in psychology…

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Six Realities of Change Management

change management,change,ODThere are lot’s of things to take care of when introducing change in an organization – and there are lot’s of myths and hype as well about what works and what doesn’t. Change management is as complex as human beings are – so there aren’t any easy answers or recipes for success. But here’s a list of 6 key things to keep in mind as you think about creating a toolkit for change in your workplace…

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The Management Octagon – 8 Ingredients for Organizational Succcess

organizational success,change,management,ODBy Asad Zaidi

Jack Welch, the great corporate giant who turned GE into a huge success, had a way of simplifying matters – he said that all things that are important in a business, whether it is a nuclear power plant or a corner grocery store, are the same : people, quality, service and cash flow. He mentioned a number of his strategies and insights for managerial and organizational success in his books and lectures. The following 8 (the management octagon if you like) are our favorites…

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Insights that can change Organizations

Here are some wonderful insights by truly wise people that can change the way organizations and businesses operate:

1- Advertising’s five golden rules (from the audience’s viewpoint)

• what’s
• in
• it
• for
• me

This is true not just in advertising but also in communications, where your communications need to be audience-centered – the audience should be able to work out QUICKLY what’s in it for them

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