Posts Tagged ‘characteristic’

Where am I going? Putting your life in context.

The great writer and thinker, Christopher Morley, famously wrote:
There are three ingredients to the good life - learning, earning and yearning.
An average lifespan in the developed world is 70-something years - as indicated on the bar below.

Each of the phases of that life has different characteristics. The Learning phase typically stretches from the age of five into the early twenties and its over-riding characteristic is freedom.

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September 18 2007 | By Rowan | Tagged: characteristic, context, life, Management | 12 comments»

The Five C’s of Champions

Taking inspiration from great sporting clubs, Ian McKenzie walks through 5 ways to develop what he calls ‘the heart of a champion’.

They’re simple, but not necessarily easy to develop properly. You probably show these traits to some extent, but the key is really working at them; the 5 C’s:

Character
Conviction
Control
Composure
Consistency

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May 9 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: characteristic, confidence, control | 6 comments»

Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Entrepreneurial Employees

For new venture and organization, it is known that you require a right fit employee for that particular environment. You may ask, what are the characteristics that are important for the entrepreneurial environment? Joe Hadzima has a good piece on this topic - he mentions seven characteristics that he recommends to look for when hiring an employee: