September 2016 Newsletter
Free Teleclass | How to Handle Criticism Like a Pro
How to Handle Criticism Like a Pro
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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Diversity of Thought Results in Higher Performing Teams
By Lisa Guess, VP of Systems Engineering, Juniper Networks
“That person just isn’t a good cultural fit…”
Have you ever heard this phrase when a panel interviews a candidate for a job? Or worse yet, have you ever uttered this phrase yourself? While cultural fit can be an important factor, too often it is used as a way to avoid hiring someone who thinks differently than the group.
Yet when we choose only those we are most comfortable with, we end up with extremely homogeneous teams where everyone thinks the same way. The team doesn’t challenge popular assumptions and devolves to “groupthink,” where the desire for consensus and conformity results in inferior decision-making and outcomes. Read More
Be a Social Media Star—and Stay Fit This Fall
As you would expect of a popular blogger formerly known as MizFit, Carla Birnberg does not do her tweeting lying on the couch. She doesn’t even do it sitting at a desk.
“Unless I’m leading a Twitter chat, I’m either walking around my office, in a plank position or in a wall sit, using voice dictation,” says Birnberg, who recently rebranded herself using her real name. “It makes me a better tweeter—studies show that walking makes you more creative—and I feel better about my social media time because I’m not sedentary.” Read More