25 September 2009
To work better, try working less
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203803904574429151858232582.html?mod=rss_careers (via @LinusKendall)
23 September 2009
PhD in leadership, short course
"Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever. Make another list of things done for you that you loved. Do them for others, always."
- Dee Hock, via Leading Blog.
- Dee Hock, via Leading Blog.
14 September 2009
Epiphany: I am not a full-time leader
This epiphany came only tonight at a house meeting with the other 300 people I live with, but in fact reflect lots of actions since I was appointed as the new president of AIESEC Norway:
I am not a full-time leader.
That's my conclusion. I am only a leader when it's expected me to be - it's something, but it's not enough. I want to change this.
Being a leader in my work and not in my personal life doesn't make any sense. The same about having different set of values. Or you are or you are not. There's no grey zone around it.
I will be a full-time leader.
Somehow.
Help...?
I am not a full-time leader.
That's my conclusion. I am only a leader when it's expected me to be - it's something, but it's not enough. I want to change this.
Being a leader in my work and not in my personal life doesn't make any sense. The same about having different set of values. Or you are or you are not. There's no grey zone around it.
I will be a full-time leader.
Somehow.
Help...?
13 September 2009
Proved in 1947: "High (financial) rewards lead to worse performance"
And that's why 35.000 volunteers in AIESEC, in an organization that changes it's leadership completly each year, grew 40% even with the financial crisis.
And here's a promotion video from AIESEC (if you are interested in AIESEC Norway, just go to www.aiesec.no):
12 September 2009
Reviving AIESEC
Business leader, John Neil, talks about this great organization called AIESEC - which I have the pleasure to work in since 2005.
"By having a meaningful and relevant purpose, AIESEC changes lives." – John Neill, Unipart's CEO: Reviving AIESEC (video)
10 September 2009
Our team blog
The amazing Big Bang team began to write a blog that should be updated once a week at least with a variety of perspectives from our day to day work. Check it out: One Year in AIESEC Norway.
09 September 2009
Twelve keys to greater self-awareness:
From Leading Blog:
1 - Stop blaming others for your choices. It’s you.
2 - Take a personality assessment to help you gain some perspective.
3 - Get feedback from as many significant people in your life as you can. This can be uncomfortable for both you and them, but it is the fastest method for gaining a better picture of yourself. (Make them feel safe. It's a big, unknown risk for them!)
4 - Get a coach or mentor. They don't have to know more than you. They just have to see you in action and help you to be a better you. You're not as hard to figure out (complicated) as you would like to think.
5 - Understand that your biggest irritations look a lot like you.
6 - Look beneath your behavior to reveal your assumptions and filters. They dictate how you see yourself and others and impact how you relate to them.
7 - Look at your roadblocks. Learn to separate facts from your interpretations of them.
8 - A lot of negative interactions signal a selfish approach to life.
9 - Reflect daily on your behavior. Ask questions like: How do I handle difficulties? What do I think or do when I don’t get my own way? How adaptive am I? Can I control my emotions? Do I tend to say what I’m thinking when I’m thinking it? Do I judge other people and create conflict? How do others relate to me?
10 - Organize your thoughts in a journal. It is one of the best ways to capture what is going on around you and inside you. Make a note of the causal remarks people make about you.
11 - Read books and go to seminars that help you rethink your assumptions and address your problem areas and blind spots.
12 - Words mean a lot. Your language reflects your thinking and attitudes.
1 - Stop blaming others for your choices. It’s you.
2 - Take a personality assessment to help you gain some perspective.
3 - Get feedback from as many significant people in your life as you can. This can be uncomfortable for both you and them, but it is the fastest method for gaining a better picture of yourself. (Make them feel safe. It's a big, unknown risk for them!)
4 - Get a coach or mentor. They don't have to know more than you. They just have to see you in action and help you to be a better you. You're not as hard to figure out (complicated) as you would like to think.
5 - Understand that your biggest irritations look a lot like you.
6 - Look beneath your behavior to reveal your assumptions and filters. They dictate how you see yourself and others and impact how you relate to them.
7 - Look at your roadblocks. Learn to separate facts from your interpretations of them.
8 - A lot of negative interactions signal a selfish approach to life.
9 - Reflect daily on your behavior. Ask questions like: How do I handle difficulties? What do I think or do when I don’t get my own way? How adaptive am I? Can I control my emotions? Do I tend to say what I’m thinking when I’m thinking it? Do I judge other people and create conflict? How do others relate to me?
10 - Organize your thoughts in a journal. It is one of the best ways to capture what is going on around you and inside you. Make a note of the causal remarks people make about you.
11 - Read books and go to seminars that help you rethink your assumptions and address your problem areas and blind spots.
12 - Words mean a lot. Your language reflects your thinking and attitudes.
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