Francesca Gino, associate professor at Harvard Business School, talks about leadership and the effectiveness of introvert and extrovert leaders, with a few suggestions for each type. I would say that many of the comments/conclusions are focussed on American culture, however, there are still some good takeaways.

Where do good ideas come from? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? What kind of environment fosters the development of good ideas? This video provides some insights to answer these questions and explains how with today’s tools and environment, radical innovation is extraordinarily accessible to those who know how to cultivate it.

If you are a working woman and expect to have a baby soon, then there are a number of things to consider, from the career and job search point of view.

Nervous about an upcoming presentation or during interview preparation? Holding one’s body in “high-power” poses for short time periods can summon an extra surge of power and sense of well-being when it’s needed. New research presents some interesting insights for the area of workplace power and politics, as well as job performance.

Dr. Michael Watkins provides a few quick and practical tips to handle some of the career transitions that people face during their career, such a new job, promotion, international relocation and so on. He also offers some pointers for organisations to make career change/transitions easier for their employees. Career Change/Transitions & Career Path Planning

As a supervisor you probably wonder how assertive you should be with your employees. Often it is hard to ascertain whether you are challenging people just enough, or whether you are driving them too hard. Getting the balance right between being assertive and letting things go, is an important part of being a good boss.

Why do people achieve life and career success? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.

Interesting presentation around the topic of how to motivate at work. In summary, monetary incentives can be detrimental to performance and three important things that actually motivate people are: Autonomy Mastery Making a contribution

When you put two or more individuals together in a room, one way or another, you will get office politics. In the context of the workplace, politics typically refers to people doing things in order to advance their career and attain more power. Office politics is often viewed in a negative context, however, this does [...]

A humorous video on leadership which highlights a few points: Leadership is over glorified Followers are just as important Leaders need to nurture their first followers as equals, in order to convert their ideas into movements The video is from TEDTalks, a collection of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s [...]