Monthly Archives: January 2014

New Years is an Artificial Constraint (Guest Post – Deborah Mills-Scofield)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

Since it is still January (barely) and so technically still the beginning of the New Year, I feel free to reblog another excellent post from another strong voice that often appears on Switch and Shift.  This post reinforces the thought … Continue reading →

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Thought Provoking but Obscure Articles from 2013 – 3: The Best of the Rest

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

To finish up while there is still time in January (and while I am still otherwise occupied in Southeast Asia), here are the last three topics: Creativity, Power, and Trust, plus as a special bonus what I discovered by tapping … Continue reading →

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Thought Provoking but Obscure Articles from 2013 – 2: Career

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

Onward, now, with Topic 2. Career “20 Things 20-Year Olds Don’t Get” (Forbes, 23 July 2013). Great counsel from an “over-the-hill” 34-year old for Millennials (and for 30+-year olds, all sorts of bosses, and 65+-year old CEOs).  From the simple … Continue reading →

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Thought Provoking but Obscure Articles from 2013 – 1: Singularly Unique

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

It’s still early enough in the New Year I think to post a “Baker’s Dozen” (or thereabouts) overview of the most thought provoking articles and blogs that I read in 2013.  Each of these struck a new chord or confirmed … Continue reading →

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Getting Where You Want to Go (Guest Post – Jesse Lyn Stoner)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

The beginning of the New Year has seen a number of posts in the blogosphere that resonate with many of my thoughts and Fundamental Principles.  Here is a recent post by Jesse Lyn Stoner from Switch and Shift on goals … Continue reading →

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What to Expect Further, or Not

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

While I was mulling over the 14 “Management (or Influencing) Behaviors” from my earlier post, I was pleased to come across an interview with Jim Harter from Gallup (the poll people) in Businessweek.  Gallup’s research affirms most of the same behaviors … Continue reading →

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