Feature Article #1
TGIM #243: Paul Newman’s Time Management Secret
Geoff Steck’s
THANK GOODNESS IT’S MONDAY
TGIM #243
PAUL NEWMAN’S
TIME MANAGEMENT SECRET
Years and years ago — in the early days of his super-star popularity — the about-to-become legendary actor Paul Newman was having a late lunch in a nearly deserted New York restaurant. His celebrated spouse, actress Joanne Woodward, was with him.
They [...]
Geoff Steck | March 8th, 2010 | Continued
Feature Article #2
TGIM #242: Don’t Let The ‘Halo Effect’ Become A Helluva Problem
The ‘Halo Effect” – When one characteristic of a person, or one aspect of a situation, influences your judgment of other traits or aspects.
It’s thought that Edward L. Thorndike (1874-1949) was the first to support the Halo Effect with empirical research. In a psychology study published in 1920, Thorndike asked commanding officers to rate their soldiers; Thorndike found high cross-correlation between all positive and all negative traits. People seem not to think of other individuals in mixed terms; instead we seem to see each person as roughly good or roughly bad across all categories of measurement.
It can be one helluva problem – especially if you manage other people – because it’s so insidious. What looks good (or bad) keeps us from seeing the more important factors.
TGIM ACTION IDEA: Let’s take a look at some typical cases to get a clear picture of what we’re talking about and then review strategies for keeping the tendency to invest others with heavenly attributes in check.
Geoff Steck | March 1st, 2010 | Continued
Feature Article #3
TGIM #241: Instructions for a Happy, Hope-Filled Life
When Nobel Peace Prize winners meet, what do they talk about?
I don’t know. I never had the privilege of being in the room. But I bet I can guess some of what was talked about at a recent get together.
Global political considerations muted the reporting of last week’s exchange between the 1989 Peace Prize winner Tenzin Gyatso (aka His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people) and 2009 Peace Prize recipient Barack Obama (the elected leader of the people of the USA).
But it’s very easy to discover a view they hold in common … have articulated passionately and publicly … and what must have been the basis for any dialogue between such distinguished honorees.
It’s –
HOPE
Geoff Steck | February 22nd, 2010 | Continued
Feature Article #4
TGIM #240: How Do You Punctuate Presidents Day?
Geoff Steck’s
THANK GOODNESS IT’S MONDAY
TGIM #240
HOW DO YOU PUNCTUATE PRESIDENTS DAY?
(AND DOES IT MATTER?)
one of the challenges of the day we observe today is sorting out just what we’re observing. And how the day is punctuated – Presidents’ Day … President’s Day … Presidents Day – doesn’t help much.
Let’s check [...]
Geoff Steck | February 15th, 2010 | Continued
Feature Article #5
FYI #62: If I Persist, If I Continue to Try, If I Continue to Charge Forward, I Will Succeed
FYI#62
“If I persist,
if I continue to try,
if I continue to charge forward,
I will succeed.”
Today’s headline is a quote from Og Mandino, sales guru and author of the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. That was the first book I read when I began my sales career.
In August of 1982 – Wow! that’s practically 28 years ago – I answered an ad in the local newspaper for a “management training” position with a company called Townecraft. The ad said the position paid up to $12.00 dollars an hour and training would start immediately if you were hired.
Eric Taylor | February 8th, 2010 | Continued
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