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One of the challenges for creating a culture of innovation within an organization is the ability to get along with others.  Innovation is about constant change which is uncomfortable and stressful.  The result is that some individuals/groups will not respond and actually become quite negative (corporate anti-bodies) to the innovation effort.  What are you to do?  How do you build a bridge to these individuals/groups?  How do you get along with people who react so negatively to your ideas?   1. Think first of the other fellow : This is THE foundation – the first requisite – for getting along with others. And it is the one truly difficult accomplishment you must make. Gaining this, the rest will be “a breeze.”

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you’re working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective. It was recently rumored that Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz would run for president, but Schultz shut the idea down almost immediately.  He wrote in an article: “Despite the encouragement of others, I have no intention of entering the presidential fray. I’m not done serving at Starbucks.” Schultz commitment to his company over the temptation of the limelight is interesting. What’s admirable is his desire to be a leader who serves. Service isn’t just something Schulz gives lip service to in the press; his mission is to create a company where people are treated with respect and dignity, and he backs this rhetoric up with his money and time. Starbucks will spend $250 million over the next 10 years to put benefit-eligible employees th

Your days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. A study from Columbia University found that we’re bogged down by a good 70 decisions a day. Some decisions are minor, like what to eat, which route to drive to work, or in what order to tackle tasks. Others are more difficult, like deciding between two job offers, whether to move to a new city for someone you love, or whether to cut a toxic person out of your life. With so many decisions taking up each day, learning to prioritize them and make them effectively is essential to your success and happiness. While I’m familiar with many strategies successful people use for effective decision-making, what follows are the cream of the crop. They Turn Small Decisions Into Routines … Decision-making works like a muscle: as you use it over the course of the day, it gets too

Compliments!!! People who are remarkably successful think and act differently from the crowd. They have an attitude that is positive, respectful, and full of action. They are doing the work they love, and they love the people they work with. They don't focus on being successful, but success follows them wherever they go. We can learn a lot by observing the most successful among us in action. What thoughts do they have during their day? What makes them tick? Here are 12 of their most powerful thoughts: