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Does your talent fit your work environment?
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 25/05/2017
» Albert Einstein once said: "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." Sadly, many business people are on career tracks where they feel like a fish being asked to climb a tree.
Managing people better by relating to their personal styles
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 07/07/2016
» Managing people in the modern globalised workplace is like herding cats. Managers need to effectively relate to people's unique personal styles and to different cultural, educational and generational backgrounds. That's easier said than done. But what if there were a tool to help managers better understand the individual styles of their team members?
Let randomness kick start your creativity (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 12/09/2013
» 'That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art," said the English philosopher John Locke.
Surviving deadly realities
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 20/12/2012
» An idea, plus action, equals innovation, and every innovation means change. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people _ roughly eight out of 10 _ dislike change. So as a creator, innovator and agent of change in an organisation, you have to overcome a strong preference for the status quo over any meaningful change.
History shows only the courageous innovate
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 13/09/2012
» In the previous column, we learned what courage means, what types of courage there are and why courage is essential. But courage is not only a key virtue of top achievers and thought leaders. It is also an essential component of creativity and innovation. In fact, courage is required at each stage of the creative process. In Thinkergy's X-IDEA Method, we call these stages Xploration, Ideation, Development, Evaluation and Action.