/NOTE/ The following is a guest post by Dennis N.T. Perkins, and is excerpted from his book, Leading at The Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition (second edition) In difficult leadership situations, we are often tempted to ignore or isolate individuals whose personalities rub us the wrong way or who have a knack for stirring …
How To Make Your Ideas Grow With You
Unsplash – CC0 License However, the journey of an idea doesn’t end once you’ve found it. On the contrary, it is the point where the entrepreneur or the leader needs to learn how to nurture and develop the idea. Business ideas are essential for growth. But making your idea grow with your business is an indispensable part of your professional …
Adopting A Healthier Attitude To Risk In Business
Image – CCO Licence It would be impossible to have a business at all without some kind of risk; the two are just intertwined in this way. Therefore, if you are hoping to do away with risk altogether, you should bear in mind that this is probably unlikely to ever work, and it’s something you should not aim for. It’s …
Managing Healthcare Workers Is More About You Than Them
Image – Pixabay CC0 License Successfully managing a team of workers is pivotal in any line of business. However, it can feel increasingly important when working in the healthcare sector. After all, clear communication doesn’t just save money. It saves lives! As a healthcare business owner or manager, you need to know that the team is built to deliver the …
Your Birthday Is Your Personal New Year’s Day
This post is going to be a bit more reflective (and personal) because it’s my birthday. April 27, 1966 Like pretty much every person in the world, I can’t remember the day I was born. I love the one-liner from Stephen Wright, “I wrote a diary as a baby. The other day I was re-reading it. It said, “Day One…still …
How To Be A De-Motivational Leader
With all this talk of trying to motivate the people around you, I’m concerned that all we’ll do is create a bunch of overachievers. Overachieving is over-rated. In order to be fair and balanced, I think we need a good lesson in how to demotivate people. It’ll do their over-sized egos some good. Toughen up the masses. Besides, recent studies …
Video: Got A Minute? #9: Show > Tell
One of my favorite activities in early elementary school was Show & Tell. It was fun to see different students bring in their treasures and share them with the rest of the class. Sometimes, it even involved “live animals!” But just think how uneventful Show & Tell would be if it’s just Tell. In the real world, we call that …
Twelve Questions To Evaluate Your Student Leadership Year
Did you learn anything this year? My hope is that you have taken the time to think about your student leadership experience. I am amazed at how many students will invest an entire year in student leadership and then just walk away. Do you know how many valuable lessons you might have if you just take the time to think …