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In your fast changing workplace, your imagination is valuable. Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” How can you and I ignite our imaginations, even if they are dormant like sleeping volcanoes? Here come a bakers’ dozen ideas on Smarter by the Minute.
This next Smarter by the Minute is for you people who get frustrated because you sit in long meetings in which lots of great ideas get discussed, solemn promises get made, but little actually gets accomplished in the days after the meeting. I’ve got 5 smart ideas on how you can get others to take action. Coming up!
When you overhear workers complaining about their co-workers, their company, and even their customers, does it give you a bad taste for the person speaking? My bad attitude could have derailed my career right at the start. I’ll tell you about my personal wake-up call on the next Smarter by the Minute.
Not too long ago we did a program on Idea Killers — 12 things not to say because they stifle creativity in others. Many of you e-mailed wanting to know how to encourage creative thinking. On the next Smarter by the Minute, I’ve got some smart ideas from one of the world’s most successful idea generating companies.
Change is everywhere. Where you work, are you sometimes the one who gets to tell people about new changes? If so, when you try to break the news gently, do they sometimes get frustrated with you? It might be because you are missing a few important steps! On the next Smarter by the Minute, learn the 6 concerns for telling others about change.
Ross Perot said, “Never, never, never re-invent anything.” I agree. Instead of reinventing time management, I asked people all across the US to give me their best ideas, which I put in my book, TimeSmart: How Real People Really Get Things Done at Work. On the next Smarter by the Minute, hear how an engineer in Ohio has a smart system for “fighting fires” at work.
