Traditional brainstorming involves bringing a group of people together to generate as many ideas as possible. Judgment of the ideas is suspended to encourage both their quantity and diversity. The ideas are later combined and improved. Unfortunately, this technique has a number of problems that diminish both the quantity and
The holidays are a great time to recharge your batteries. Doing it company-wide can vastly increase morale and ultimately your employee’s productiveness. But getting your office ready to close for the holidays or an annual away day isn’t as simple as locking the doors. There’s a lot to consider. If you do
Although conventional measures of intelligence might help to determine whether a person is smart and grasps things easily, they still can’t help you to predict whether that person is going to be successful and happy in their life. They can’t help you to predict whether that person will advance in
Nowadays, many people recommend meditation for dealing with stress. But a lot of us are resistant to the idea of meditation. How exactly do you close your eyes and think about nothing? Is it even possible to do this? There’s no denying that meditation is hard to do. It requires
When you hire a new employee, you cannot be one hundred percent sure that you are making the right choice. However, if you are well-trained at conducting thorough pre-employment interviews, you can increase the chances of choosing someone who will be beneficial to your company. One of the most important
There was a time when business formal attire was more common in the workplace. Men wore dark business suits, matching coat and pants, collared button-down shirts, and ties. Women also wore matching business suits, with high-heeled shoes. While some professions still require this formal dress code, most business owners have
We’ve all seen bosses from hell—the ones who are never there when you need to ask them a question but who will scream and yell at you in front of all the employees when you get something wrong. You may not have direct experience with someone like this but you
We live in a world where working hard is touted as the ultimate virtue. Every person who has achieved success says that they did it by working hard. Other factors might be involved but working hard is always one of them. Sacrifices People Make for Work It’s very tempting to
When you type in the term “leadership qualities” into Google, you are met with literally millions of articles, blogs, and entries that aim to define the most productive executive traits. While many are obvious and on-trend such as the ability to delegate, being purpose-driven, and diplomatic, we have put together
As time goes on, more and more tasks are becoming automated. For example, in the beginning, a scribe was needed to create each and every book (and these books were quite beautiful). Now, the job is done with printing presses. In a way, this is beneficial: more people get access
