By Shawn Hunter
From difficult people to difficult circumstances, we all face some degree of difficulty in our every life, whether at work or at home. How we overcome these difficulties is often what defines us as human beings.
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Upcoming Webinar Will Help You Take a Bite Out of Stress
By Candy F. Osborne
Have you noticed that stressed spelled backwards is desserts? It’s ironic isn’t it? That the same letters assembled in one order can exude chaos while the opposite order brings a smile.
Read moreThree Tricks to Seeing the Bigger Picture
By Shawn Hunter
“I can’t recall a period of time that was as volatile, complex, ambiguous and tumultuous. As one successful executive put it, ‘If you’re not confused, you don’t know what’s going on’.”
– Warren Bennis
In 1961, Edward Lorenz was a junior professor at MIT working on meteorology.
Read moreThe Innovative Leader: Finding + Seeing + Leading
A Group of All-Stars Does Not Make a Team
They were unbeatable, invincible. The supergroup, the dream team.
There must be thousands of ten year old boys in New England that play soccer. About forty of the best players from the very best teams were hand-picked to be evaluated by the best coaches.
Read moreIs Laughter Really the Best Medicine?
Humor has its place, and that place can include your business. Join Peter McGraw as he “cracks the humor code” to help us grow as people and professionals in a meaningful way.
Complimentary webinar
The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
Thursday, February 20 | 12-12:45 p.m.
Just Announced: Jack Welch to Join 2014 Global Skillsoft Perspectives!
Don’t miss the opportunity to see Jack Welch at Skillsoft Perspectives, the Executive Chairman of the “Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University.” Jack began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960 and in 1981 became the Company’s 8th Chairman and CEO.
Read moreRedefine Your Competition. Think Bigger.
By Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer & Vice President, Skillsoft Leadership Channel™
Jeri Finard has made some valuable decisions on her way to the highest echelons of business. She stopped trying really hard to get ahead, she listened closely to trusted mentors and she stopped following the conventional wisdom of focusing on your competition.
Read moreDo What You Love and Love What You Do
Passion is an essential ingredient
for success, so how do you make passion work for you in the business world? Best-selling
author, Keith Abraham will tell you just how to do that. Don’t miss the
November Conversations in Leadership webinar next week to learn how to leverage
your passion to achieve success.
The Power of Play and Curiosity in Driving Value
By
Shawn Hunter
In 1943, Richard James was a naval
engineer trying to develop a meter designed to monitor horsepower on naval
battleships. Richard was working with different types of tension springs when
one of the springs fell to the ground.