by Clayton Christensen My new book, Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice, debuted this past week, but it’s work that’s been nearly two decades in the making. For years my research has focused on understanding why good companies so often fail, a quest that led me to write The Innovator’s Dilemma years… read more
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15 Ways To Make A Bad Job Better
by Liz Ryan Nearly everybody has suffered through a horrible job at some point. When we’re unhappy at work, we tend to feel sorry for ourselves, and that’s understandable — but there’s a lot more we can do to relieve our misery than just dragging ourselves to work every day! If you can’t job-hunt right now because… read more
Five Reasons Right Now Is The Perfect Time To Job-Hunt
by Liz Ryan It is mid-October, and the fourth quarter of the year is flying by! If you don’t like your current job, right now is a fantastic time to start job-hunting. Here are five reasons why: The most common fiscal year-end is December 31. Companies large and small have allocated money to hiring new people,… read more
Does Your Boss Inspire Greatness?
Do you have a mentor? You know, someone who you can ask for advice on occasion, someone that might be able to help you navigate the political puzzles of corporate life? Today, more than ever before, companies are appointing mentors for junior staff and who’s to say that’s a bad idea? Except for one little… read more
We’ve got a Physical Restraint! Now what? 7 Steps to Assess
When the interdisciplinary team determines that the use of physical restraints is the appropriate course of action, and there is a signed physician order that gives the medical symptom supporting the use of the restraint, the least restrictive manual method or physical or mechanical device, material or equipment that will meet the resident’s needs must… read more
TOP 12 REASONS WHY PEOPLE RESIST CHANGE
Expecting resistance to change and planning for it from the start of your change management progamme will allow you to effectively manage objections. Understanding the most common reasons people object to change gives you the opportunity to plan your change strategy to address these factors. It’s not possible to be aware of all sources of… read more
6 body language tricks that are hard to master but will pay off forever
by Jacquelyn Smith and Áine Cain As Ursula the sea witch famously said, “Don’t underestimate the importance of body language.” Some tricks, like remembering to smile and having a firm handshake, are pretty easy to implement in your everyday life. However, there are other techniques that, while relatively commonsense, are somewhat trickier to tackle. Still, they… read more
11 horrible body language habits that are hard to quit, but you’ll be glad you did
Jacquelyn Smith and Áine Cain It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. It’s an old cliché, but it’s true. That’s why body language is such a crucial part of communicating. The way you act can warp the entire meaning of what you’re saying. That being said, bad body language habits are the… read more
Five Signs You Need A Pay Raise — And Five You Don’t
Liz Ryan Shutterstock Everybody wants to get paid more money, so we can’t blame managers for being skeptical when someone says “I need a raise!” Every manager, supervisor and team leader has heard “I need a raise!” a million times. When you decide to pitch your boss on the idea of giving you a pay… read more
2 Job Offers? Here’s How To Choose
by Lisa Quast (Photo credit: Shutterstock) A former client “Catherine” approached me with an unusual career situation. Her problem? She was stressed out and didn’t know what to do because she had two job offers, but couldn’t decide which to take. Neither was her dream job, but both paid more than she currently made, and one… read more