In this inspiring TED Talk, Mithila Palkar encourages us to learn to embrace the randomness of life and the many paths we can take. She highlights that it is okay to not have a plan. Charting her own journey to becoming an actress, Mithila shares how she had a passion, then things started to fall […]
The power of believing you can improve
With countless research studies to support the findings, Carol Dweck shares the power of believing you can improve in this great TED Talk. That children can be empowered with belief through some straight-forward changes makes this very exciting indeed. This is where Carol highlights the power of “yet”. Giving an example where instead of children […]
Keeping your brain ‘young’ with 10 simple ideas
This TED Talk by Elizabeth Amini provides 10 tips to keeping your brain young. Based on her review of research papers, these tips give an insight into measures that can help reduce the risk of conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Fast walking Or other aerobic activities are beneficial to get the blood and nutrients flowing through […]
Think you’re ready for leadership? Then THINK some more!
The Financial Review has wonderful articles and opinion pieces. A recent story by Anthony Mitchell on how to ‘accelerate your career’ suggested people should focus on their thinking in order to move more effectively into senior leadership roles. He covered the following key aspects: How you think is the key A progression to senior leadership […]
Feedback is a skill worth mastering
This TED Talk by Sheila Heen is an interesting insight on feedback. In it she talks about feedback being our relationship with the world, and the worlds relationship with us. The challenge with this is that feedback falls at the junction of 2 basic human needs. The first being the need to learn and grow […]
