Why you don't have to be a magician to be a strategist | How to use your genius to find a good collaborator | Helping your staff deal with the stress of change
"Strategy is not magic," writes Richard Rumelt, professor emeritus at UCLA Anderson School of Management, who outlines why successful strategies identify the actions, persistence and policies needed to identify and solve the crux of business challenges. "The skilled strategist recognizes the heart of a challenge as the thing blocking an easy solution," Rumelt writes. Full Story: McKinsey (5/3)
How to use your genius to find a good collaborator Everyone is a creative genius who needs to tap into their innate knowledge and find others doing the same to create successful collaborations on projects, says filmmaker Nova Scott-James. "Something I think I look for in collaborators is that they're working with an awareness of their gifts, and how their genius is being expressed, and that they're expressing their genius consciously," Scott-James says. Full Story: The Creative Independent (5/3)
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Why we need a better word than "onboarding" Slow and intentional immersion is how your new hires should be brought into every aspect of the business, which is a different, deeper approach than "onboarding" them, writes Steve McKee. " 'Company' isn't just a legal definition of a business enterprise; the term also refers to a group of people committed to a common cause," McKee writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (5/4)
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Google will cover costs of online courses in data analytics, digital marketing and other technology skills for up to 500 workers at any US company. Google values the grants at $100,000 per business for access to its Career Certificates program. Full Story: DesignTAXI (5/3),Reuters (5/2),Computerworld (5/3)
Companies overlook older workers based on stereotypes Even as companies struggle to find talent, many are overlooking a key demographic -- older workers -- based on stereotypes about their ability to work with technology and fit into the corporate culture. These stereotypes are not true and it has also been shown that mature-aged employees bring to the table a number of additional skills such as managing others, dispute resolution and mediation, according to a report by MAX Solutions. Full Story: InTheBlack (Australia) (5/2022)
A new study suggests that if "Star Wars" hero Han Solo were to glance out the window of the Millennium Falcon spaceship while in hyperdrive, he would likely not see the iconic streaks depicted in the movie, but instead a quantum glow known as the "Unruh effect." The study suggests that this effect would be visible by introducing light photons during the hyperdrive. Full Story: Space (5/1)
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