Posts Tagged ‘skills’

Your Skill Training Plan for Productivity

I've said it before: the best approach to productivity is a simple one, and that approach is to know what needs doing, and then do what needs doing. I'm not talking systems. How you manage the knowing and doing is another issue. But approaching productivity on this simple level is important. In our effort to become more productive, our strange human minds can sometimes turn it into an almost mystical… Continue reading

January 14 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: goal setting, skills, training | 13 comments»

Achieve Unique Success by Emphasizing Unique Skills

I've read innumerable seas of professional biographies — not books, but blurbs you often see on the "About" section of a company's website. Most of them are boring, presenting similar information in a Mad Libs-style cookie-cutter format. How many times have you seen a phrase like "brings over 15 years of experience to the team" in a bio, followed by a list of prestigious educational degrees? These do matter… Continue reading

June 26 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: connection, creativity, job, skills | 5 comments»

Are You A Man? 25 Skills To Prove It

We're not doing our job as men if we can't fix a dead outlet or fillet a fish, right? You're only as much a man as the amount of skills you have, so get cracking!Popular Mechanics has 25 that every man should know, and you'll notice none of them are anything like 'configure a POP account' or 'validate CSS'.Navigate With a Map and Compass Though GPS may seem ubiquitous… Continue reading

October 24 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: men, skills, tool | 4 comments»

How To Navigate By The Stars

Not so handy working from home but quite important when hiking or sailing, navigating using the stars as your guide is both romantic and useful.This nineties-esque tutorial will show you how to recognize a few constellations and find north just by looking up. As simple as it is, I actually find myself quietly confident about picking out a few stars now.The Night Sky - [QuietBay]Quick tip: It… Continue reading

July 18 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: night, skills | 4 comments»

Talent is a Myth

Scott H Young talks about something I happen to agree with whole-heartedly. For a long time since I was young I've been asked how did I become such a good drawer, that it's such a gift. But I always say that I just did it a lot. This lie of talent, of gifted-ness has to be one of the most poisonous lies people have deceived themselves into believing. The belief… Continue reading

February 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: learn, learning, skills, talent | 12 comments»

My Employer, My New World Teacher

Last week Thursday, I challenged you to consider how you can best take advantage of our “New World” of learning opportunities. The possibilities waiting for you are extraordinary.I asked you to reflect back on when you feel you have learned best, so you can rally together those lessons-learned about when you have been a great student. Think of that self-knowledge as a collection of the great learning behaviors you… Continue reading

October 19 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: Communication, community, intention, knowledge, learning, lessons, mentorship, questions, relationship, skills, talent, worklife, workplace | 1 comment»

Becoming a Great Leader

A series on becoming a more successful leader.

There's no doubt about it. Being in a leadership position is a very difficult job. We are required to do so much and to be all things to so many people. The advice we get is often great in theory, but falls short of the mark in practice. We need practical strategies that will help us, and those around us become… Continue reading

September 20 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: behavior, business, Communication, effective, expectations, managememt, Management, skills | 13 comments»

Role 3d6 for Personal Development

Any oldschool Dungeons and Dragons readers get that reference? If not, here's my basic premise: view your personal development like you would character development in role playing games.

Capabilities- Some things you are born with, and others can be trained. For instance, strength can be developed to certain end points, but intelligence is something that one possesses a certain degree of, regardless of training. Training becomes more of a skill or

June 19 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: development, gametheory, hacks, Productivity, selfimprovement, skills | 5 comments»