Archive for 'Competence' Category

Google’s Success formula - Lovable Stars vs Jerks?

Thanks to Ralph Kerle for the interesting comparison of creativity at Google and Microsoft. It makes me wonder if there’s something Google isn’t telling us about its hiring policy.  One of my favourite articles for discussions with technical and professional staff is the Harvard Business Review piece on Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools and Social networks.  […]

Why grow a Growth mindset?

I read education researcher Carol Dweck’s book on Mindset over the break and the message is intriguing -  our mindsets are self-fulfilling prophecies. If I have a “growth mindset”, I believe that I have the capacity to learn and grow and develop, so I will look for every opportunity to do so.  If, on the […]