Productivity

How perfectionism increases stress and affects your health

Today stress is on the rise.  The pace of our life is phenomenal. We have to work harder,  faster, more efficient and longer hours.  Job security seems more and more like a thing from the past.  Technology gives us vast amounts of information.  This in many ways is a wonderful thing to share.   But still,… Continue reading How perfectionism increases stress and affects your health

Leadership, Productivity

How to prepare for influencing and leading from the middle

Nowadays we often hear about strategic planning. In almost any organization you can here people from the CEO to the junior specialist, being part of this process. People plan strategically about anything-  from 5-10 years vision to how to change a 3rd party, low-level supplier. And there is so much stress in this process. Companies… Continue reading How to prepare for influencing and leading from the middle

Personal Development, Productivity

The coaching roots pulled out from the psychological science

Coaching is a form of development in which a person called a coach supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance. Occasionally, coaching may mean an informal relationship between two people, of whom one has more experience and expertise than the other and offers advice… Continue reading The coaching roots pulled out from the psychological science

Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity

How to standardize your decision making process to help you succeeed today

Decision making is a complex process that allows us to be successful in our personal and professional lives. It may be defined as the solution among several alternatives in a particular course of action.  A decision is the outcome of a hunch, intuition, and planning. It is here to support us in achieving goals. Decision… Continue reading How to standardize your decision making process to help you succeeed today

Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity

How to use the interpersonal relationship to succeed today

Interpersonal relationship skills are the soft skills we use to interact with other people individually or in groups. The process where we exchange information through verbal and non-verbal messages is called interpersonal communication(according to the Oxford Dictionary). When we take part in a face to face communication we have to be careful not only what,… Continue reading How to use the interpersonal relationship to succeed today

Leadership, Productivity

Leadership skills – Delegating part 4 – Why you should not forget reviewing the delegation process after the task is completed

After all the hard work you have the task finally completed. Most leaders miss the essential part of showing gratitude for the person they have delegated commitment.  Don’t be like them. Show the person or people you have delegated to that you really appreciate their efforts on the task completion. Efforts are often misunderstood or… Continue reading Leadership skills – Delegating part 4 – Why you should not forget reviewing the delegation process after the task is completed

Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity

Leadership skills – Delegating part 3 – How to support delegation for success

We have so far defined how the process of Delegation works and what Is important to be ensured by the leader to make it happen. The next step in this process is more connected with the question: How the leader ensures that the delegation process is successful? To answer this question, as a leader you… Continue reading Leadership skills – Delegating part 3 – How to support delegation for success

Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity

Leadership skills – Delegating part 2 – Make Delegating work in practice

‘No matter what skill you build if you don’t start practicing you will soon lose the skill.’ ‘Practice makes an expert.’ Have you heard these sentences? I bet you have. They are like a learning mantra for the last several decades. Companies developed strategies and systems incorporating the essence of these statements. People have built… Continue reading Leadership skills – Delegating part 2 – Make Delegating work in practice

Leadership, Productivity

Leadership skills – Delegating part 1– The basics for succeeding through others

No matter where you lead – small, mid or big sized organization – one of the most valuable skills you will need is the Delegation skill. This skill becomes more and more important as you progress through the company levels and can help you to increase your and others productivity. Delegation takes time and effort,… Continue reading Leadership skills – Delegating part 1– The basics for succeeding through others