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The idea of designing your ideal life is very much in vogue these days. And why not? This life is not a dress rehearsal — you’ve got to make the most of it while you can. Problem is — when pressed — most people don’t know what their ideal life looks like. Visions of independent […]

A report on boardroom diversity reveals the top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women.

Work can’t be meaningful if we don’t know how to say goodbye.

Leaders give information, not instructions. Rather than telling people what to do, try giving the relevant information and allow people to act for themselves...

Will Smith on saying yes

It’s key part of American work culture, so how does a non-American adapt?

Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.

Steve Jobs used a similar strategy.

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You need both diversity and safety.

Train your mind to perform under pressure

Stepping away from the screen and putting pen to paper allows the brain to reflect, process, and find patterns.

“Find a way to say YES to things” was the title of the commencement address that Eric Schmidt gave in 2012 at UC Berkeley. The former executive chairman of Google encouraged the graduates to say “yes” to trying new things. Then he told them: “‘Yes’ lets you stand out in a crowd. … Be the one everyone comes to for help, for advice, or just for fun.” While you may say graduates have such a choice of employers in this job market, of course they can say no — but they still will approach their new job with a “yes” attitude.

For over three decades, Chameleon Design has turned blank canvases into award-winning model homes, sales offices, apartment communities, information centers and more. We incorporate the latest design trends into every project that comes our way, and make the little details a BIG deal.

“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. There are many men who feel a kind of twister pride in cynicism; there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others…

We use ratings in our daily lives more often than you might expect. Whatever appraisal methods we employ at work, mimick those very same rating systems.

"I get asked about work-life balance all the time. That's a debilitating phrase because it implies there's a strict trade-off," says Jeff Bezos.

Probably the most well known and acknowledged organisational culture expert in the world, Ed Schein, was our guest shortly after he celebrated his 90th birthday. And he is not planning to slow down any time soon! His new book, “Humble Leadership” is coming out in July 2018 and he has plenty of new projects in the works with his son and other associates . One of the main takeaways from my conversation with Ed is that there is no getting away from it - the person ultimately responsible for organisational culture is the leader. It’s what they do, what they pay attention to, and what they encou...

All the natural beauty, and none of the crowds.

Let's take a page from Carol Dweck's book Mindset and think about how we praise the people on our team. How do you extend praise to your team? To read a tra...

Apple's SVP for retail Angela Ahrendts shares the secret behind the company's 88% retention for retail workers in the U.S. A look inside one of LinkedIn's Top …

An animated ultra mini series by Ray Dalio

Improving employee retention starts with small words that have a big impact.