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Is Job Shadowing the Missing Step in Your Career Transition?

Recently, I have received an influx of coaching calls from individuals who are looking to make a career change, unsure whether to continue climbing the corporate ladder within their organization or to start on a new ladder. In one of

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Marshmallow Challenge by Tom Wujec

Here is an extraordinary TED Talk that discovers fostering collaboration by building the tallest structure with spaghetti, tape, string and a marshmallow. 

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The Power of Habit: How to Ignore Chocolate Chip Cookies 

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Smarter Faster Better

Smarter Faster Better is a book about perception and how viewing any given situation from a series of windows can improve the outcome. We live in a world inundated with information. Finding the answers is not a difficult exercise. Nonetheless, understanding

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Empowerment, Motivation & Trust

As Simon Sinek brilliantly states, if you would not fire your child for getting poor grades in school, then why would you fire an employee for underperforming.

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“The Power of Habit” TEDx

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“The Power of Habit”

The Power of Habit

The Power of Habit. Do you ever wonder why, in some instances, we do what we do and how we perform some tasks without putting forth much thought? Charles Duhigg revels scientific research explaining …

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DRiVE. What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

The Surprising Truth. In his fascinating book, “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”, Daniel H. Pink uncovers the real truth regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Intrinsic Motivation

What Drives Motivation? This is a great morning TED that elaborates on last weeks discussion about motivation. What do you think? Is intrinsic motivation important in the workplace?

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What Motivates You?

Are you solely motived by money? If you think so, watch this clip. I have followed Dan Pink since reading his book Drive, then A Whole New Mind. This YouTube video discusses the fundamental basis behind Drive—Motivation. It answers the

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