Is It Really Work?

Is It Really Work?

Is It Really Work?

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
Steve Jobs”

Do you know the feeling? Are you excited to put in the effort? If not, why not?

Food for thought?

What Is Correct? Idea’s or Ideas?

What Is Correct? Idea’s or Ideas?

What Is Correct? Idea’s or Ideas?

As a general rule, we never use an apostrophe (that’s this little sign here) when forming the plural of a noun.

Let’s take the word ‘idea’. All you need to do is to add an ‘s’ on to the word—to form ‘ideas’. Believe me, you don’t need an apostrophe! wink

However, there are a few exceptions. Why not take a look at this article here?

I hope that helps!

 

Can We Multitask Successfully? Ist Multitasking ein Mythos?

Can We Multitask Successfully? Ist Multitasking ein Mythos?

Can We Multitask Successfully? Ist Multitasking ein Mythos?

We think we can focus on more than one thing at a time. However, research shows that multitasking is basically impossible to do because our brain isn’t wired to do it.

So what happens to our brains when we try to multitask?

Watch this short and sweet YouTube video by BBC Ideas to find out.

(Remember, you can always add subtitles to YouTube videos if you need that extra support.)

As Susan Cain says:“What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.”

How often do you find yourself task switching? Just a little food for thought!

8 Googling Tips

8 Googling Tips

8 Googling Tips

Searching Google is easy, isn’t it? We just type a word or a phrase into the search box on the Google web site or into a toolbar, and press enter.

But I’ve just learnt that there is so much more to Google. 

Chris Hladczuk gives us 8 Googling tips that a lot of people might not know. Well, I didn’t know all of them.

He explains how we can use quotation marks, hyphens, tildes, vertical bars, two periods (I say ‘full stops’!) and so much more to make our Google search more specific.

I thought this might be helpful for you, too! 👍

Night Owls and Troublemakers

Night Owls and Troublemakers

Night Owls and Troublemakers

Let’s look at some more personality types.

A night owl is a person who tends to stay up late at night.
A troublemaker is someone who makes a lot of trouble for others.
An early bird is someone who gets up early in the morning or does something before other people.
A jack-of-all-trades is someone who can do many different jobs.
A whizz kid is someone who is unusually clever and successful.

Are you any of these? 

What Is Leadership?

What Is Leadership?

What Is Leadership?

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”
Colin Powell

So a question you might like to reflect on:

“Do my followers/employees/supporters/members know that I genuinely care about them as individuals?”