Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Life Lessons From the Family Dog - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
Life Lessons From the Family Dog - Well Blog - NYTimes.com: "We forget that life, real life, is lived right now, in this very moment"
Harvard Business Publishing - Management Tip of the Day
Harvard Business Publishing - Management Tip of the Day: "Management Tip: March 27, 2009
How to Recover From Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is inevitable — what counts is how you handle them. Some very public mistakes (see Tom Daschle's failure to pay taxes) have demonstrated the power of an apology to make amends and restore reputations. Here's how to recover from a mistake, gracefully.
* Own up. Don't use phrases that sound like doublespeak, 'I apologize if I hurt anyone.' Be explicit and truthful about what you did wrong.
* Make things right. Find out what you can do to remedy the mistake, whether it's repairing hurt feelings or working harder to undo the damage.
* Don't make a scene. An apology is not an excuse for a stump speech. Make your apology and get out of the spotlight. Demonstrate that you are ready to move on.
* Prevent mistakes in the first place. Think about how your actions and decisions will be perceived. Forethought and caution can stop mistakes before they happen."
How to Recover From Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is inevitable — what counts is how you handle them. Some very public mistakes (see Tom Daschle's failure to pay taxes) have demonstrated the power of an apology to make amends and restore reputations. Here's how to recover from a mistake, gracefully.
* Own up. Don't use phrases that sound like doublespeak, 'I apologize if I hurt anyone.' Be explicit and truthful about what you did wrong.
* Make things right. Find out what you can do to remedy the mistake, whether it's repairing hurt feelings or working harder to undo the damage.
* Don't make a scene. An apology is not an excuse for a stump speech. Make your apology and get out of the spotlight. Demonstrate that you are ready to move on.
* Prevent mistakes in the first place. Think about how your actions and decisions will be perceived. Forethought and caution can stop mistakes before they happen."
Invaluable information on health inequities : The Lancet
Invaluable information on health inequities : The Lancet: "It is hoped that the impact of these findings will help accelerate processes to improve the health situation of those most in need, not only by increasing the coverage of evidence-based interventions, but also by persuading politicians of the urgent need to combat social inequities, what Michael Marmot has called “the ‘causes of the causes’—the fundamental structures of social hierarchy and the socially determined conditions these create in which people grow, live, work, and age”."
Marshall Goldsmith Library
Marshall Goldsmith Library: "Successful people consistently over-rate themselves relative to their peers. I have asked over 50,000 participants in my training programs to rate themselves in terms of their performance relative to their professional peers - 80-85% rank themselves in the top 20% of their peer group - and about 70% rank themselves in the top 10%. The numbers get even more ridiculous among professionals with higher perceived social status, such as physicians, pilots and investment bankers.
MDs may be the most delusional. I once told a group of Doctors that my extensive research had conclusively proven that half of all MDs had graduated in the bottom half of their medical school class. Two of doctors insisted that this was impossible!
We all tend to accept feedback from others that is consistent with the way we see ourselves. We all tend to reject or deny feedback from others that is inconsistent with the way we see ourselves. Successful people feel great about their previous performance! The �good news' is that these positive memories build our self-confidence and inspire us to try to succeed even more. The �bad news' is our delusional self-image can make is very hard to hear negative feedback and admit that we need to change."
MDs may be the most delusional. I once told a group of Doctors that my extensive research had conclusively proven that half of all MDs had graduated in the bottom half of their medical school class. Two of doctors insisted that this was impossible!
We all tend to accept feedback from others that is consistent with the way we see ourselves. We all tend to reject or deny feedback from others that is inconsistent with the way we see ourselves. Successful people feel great about their previous performance! The �good news' is that these positive memories build our self-confidence and inspire us to try to succeed even more. The �bad news' is our delusional self-image can make is very hard to hear negative feedback and admit that we need to change."
Simplicity: The Next Big Thing - Rosabeth Moss Kanter - HarvardBusiness.org
Simplicity: The Next Big Thing - Rosabeth Moss Kanter - HarvardBusiness.org: "“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.”— Warren Buffet
'Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.' --- Francis Bacon
'Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.'--- Albert Einstein
I believe these 3 quotes, by men much more intelligent than myself, touch on the key aspect of complexity vs. simplicity."
'Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.' --- Francis Bacon
'Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.'--- Albert Einstein
I believe these 3 quotes, by men much more intelligent than myself, touch on the key aspect of complexity vs. simplicity."
The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline - Steven DeMaio - HarvardBusiness.org
The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline - Steven DeMaio - HarvardBusiness.org: "Don't wait another minute to sweat the task of imposing creative discipline on your own workload. Wipe your brow and start now -- productivity can be poetry."
Gmail - Gmail - The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline - Steven DeMaio - HarvardBusiness.org - Sent Using Google Toolbar - shekharkashyap@gmail.com - Sent Using Google Toolbar - shekharkashyap@gmail
Gmail - Gmail - The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline - Steven DeMaio - HarvardBusiness.org - Sent Using Google Toolbar - shekharkashyap@gmail.com - Sent Using Google Toolbar - shekharkashyap@gmail: "Gmail - The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline - Steven DeMaio - HarvardBusiness.org - Sent Using Google Toolbar - shekharkashyap@gmail.com
For people who work for themselves, the self-imposed deadline is a fact of life. Whether you're starting a business, writing a dissertation, or consulting for a dozen clients, paying attention only to your drop-dead dates would mean never meeting them. You obviously have to set up interim goals along the way.
But the art of self-scheduling is not unique to entrepreneurs and PhD students. It's one that I actively -- and successfully -- practiced for the two decades I spent working for other people. And it's now making my transition to freelance life a lot smoother. Here are the self-scheduling techniques that worked for me really well in the office -- and that remain the hallmarks of my working style out on the professional fringes:
1. Start your day as early as possible. Even if you're not a morning person, there's something intoxicating about planning to do A and B, and then discovering you've done A, B, and C by noon. Seeing C in the rearview mirror at lunch also makes D and E look a lot"
For people who work for themselves, the self-imposed deadline is a fact of life. Whether you're starting a business, writing a dissertation, or consulting for a dozen clients, paying attention only to your drop-dead dates would mean never meeting them. You obviously have to set up interim goals along the way.
But the art of self-scheduling is not unique to entrepreneurs and PhD students. It's one that I actively -- and successfully -- practiced for the two decades I spent working for other people. And it's now making my transition to freelance life a lot smoother. Here are the self-scheduling techniques that worked for me really well in the office -- and that remain the hallmarks of my working style out on the professional fringes:
1. Start your day as early as possible. Even if you're not a morning person, there's something intoxicating about planning to do A and B, and then discovering you've done A, B, and C by noon. Seeing C in the rearview mirror at lunch also makes D and E look a lot"
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