Give Up The Funk: Getting Out Of A Slump In Performance

Breakthrough, Growth, Transformation | By Shellie Bourbeau| February 13, 2012, 10:33 am
Give Up The Funk

You know it when it hits you. You are getting things done, making great headway, delivering great results, when all of a sudden the magic is gone. Your mojo, normally something you can rely on, is gone. Your motivation isn’t the same. You find yourself going through the motions. You are in a funk. Most of us aren’t as good at getting ourselves out of the funk as we think we are.  When this happens to me, it’s like I … Read more…

Timeless Principles for Growth

Growth, Leadership, Transformation | By Augustas Baliulis| February 7, 2012, 6:30 pm

Today marks the 129th birthday of the Austrian-American thinker Joseph Schumpeter, one of the most distinguished economists of the 20th century, nicknamed “the prophet of innovation.” He is famous for coining the term “creative destruction” to describe the process of dynamic growth in the free market economy. Although his ideas are hard to capture in quantitative terms and thus rarely appear in economics textbooks, in the realms of business and public policy, he is widely celebrated. The Economist magazine even … Read more…

Is There A ‘Real’ You?

Breakthrough, Growth, Leadership, Transformation | By Jen Rothman| February 2, 2012, 5:29 pm

“If you have a heart transplant, you would still be the same person. If you have a memory transplant, would you be the same person?” Journalist and philosopher Julian Baggini asks these provocative questions and makes the case that we are not fixed things, rather a collection of experiences in his November 2011 TedTalk. To grow our businesses, we have to be open about who we could be, not certain about who we are. What if we are who we … Read more…

Don’t Put The Charts Before The Horse

Growth, Transformation | By David Marshall| February 1, 2012, 3:29 pm

It’s all about the outcome. It always is, even though sometimes we forget. If you think life’s about the journey and not the destination, I say that your journey is your destination. Everything you do, day in and day out, is taking you towards the future. The question is, do you know where you’re headed? If you don’t, you’re at risk of putting the charts before the horse. Think of the horse as the future you’re working towards. It’s typically … Read more…