When it comes to success, itâs easy to think that people blessed with brains are inevitably going to leave the rest of us in the dust. But new research from Stanford University will change your mind (and your attitude). Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her entire career studying attitude and performance, and her latest study…
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In The Empire Strikes Back, when Yoda is training Luke to be a Jedi, he demonstrates the power of the Force by raising an X-wing fighter from a swamp. Luke mutters, âI donât believe it.â Yoda replies, âThat is why you failâ.
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We live in a world of constant contactâa place thatâs losing sight of the importance of being alone. Offices are abandoning cubicles in favor of shared desks and wide-open common spaces. And, rather than sitting at their desks working independently, school children are put in groups. It seems that a never-ending âpingâ has become our…
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The further along you are in your career, the easier it is to fall back on the mistaken assumption that youâve made it and have all the skills you need to succeed.
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When it comes to success, itâs easy to think that people blessed with brains are inevitably going to leave the rest of us in the dust, but social psychologist Amy Cuddy knows first-hand how attitude can outweigh IQ.
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There you are, just sitting in the conference room minding your own business and waiting for the meeting to start. Then in it comesâa gray 10,000-pound trunk-swinging monstrosity. To your dismay, it plants itself firmly in the center of the room. The meeting begins as expected, but everyoneâs attention is drawn to the unwelcome centerpiece….
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People often debate what makes a better leader: the no-nonsense, results-focused type or the motivational, people-focused type. New research has provided the answerâneither.
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Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman was once asked, âWhat is the question you get asked the most?â Wyman replied, âThatâs the question I get asked the most.â At TalentSmartEQÂź, the question we get asked the most is simple: âWhat is considered ânormalâ?â The question is usually phrased, âWhat are the average emotional intelligence scores in…
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Having close access to ultra-successful people can yield some pretty incredible information about who they really are, what makes them tick, and, most importantly, what makes them so successful and productive. âWhenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.â â Vaibhav ShahKevin Kruse is…
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By Nick Tasler, M.S. Itâs no secret that job seekers will find slim pickings in their search for gainful employment in 2009. Layoff rates arenât slowing, and there are already more people competing for fewer open jobs than in any time in recent history. Faced with these odds, the best way to position yourself…
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