Harvard Business Review Blog- "Take a Weekly Technology Break"

Do you know what they call this?
It has been around for a few thousand years….they call it "Sabbath", in Hebrew it is "Shabbat", and even if you are an atheist, as far as can be from anything to do with God, religion or whatever….
I challenge us all to take up this offer!
We need it- technology has taken over and we need to put it in its place- to help our lives and not rule them.

Long live the Sabbath!!

MAY 28, 2013

Take a Weekly Technology Break

There are serious personal benefits of taking time away from the constant hum of technology.
So why wait for your next vacation?
Take a device hiatus every week.
On Friday night, turn off everything with a screen — your computer, tablet, and phone.
Put them in a drawer to keep them out of sight.
And don't turn them on again until Saturday night.
Knowing you won't be able to connect for 24 hours can be unnerving, so prepare in advance.
Print out your schedule, along with any maps or phone numbers you need.
Let people know that they won't be able to text, tweet, email, use Facebook, or web chat during that time.
Then enjoy — be present and focused on whatever you do — spend time with your kids, go for a hike, read a book.
You'll likely find the day is longer and when you power back on, you'll feel recharged.

Your Story and your Interview

People who go for interviews seem to often overlook a most important hidden point in ever interview: the listener is searching for "the story". 

THE story is, of course, a compilation of many smaller stories, and each smaller story describes an impression, a thought and a hook in the eyes and ears of the listener. 

Make sure that story is what you want to tell- your career is dependent upon it!

See Harvard Business Review Blog post:

http://hbr.org/tip/2013/04/30/prepare-stories-for-your-job-interview

Four Traits of Great Employees

The American Management Association recently cites 4 skills that research have found to be most important in great employees: The association’s survey of about 800 managers and executives found that senior leaders value what the group calls the “Four Cs”: Critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. 
Those are also the kinds of skills that are critical for startups, where your survival can depend on how quickly you can adapt and innovate.

And how best to achieve these skills? Coaching and mentoring were seen as the best approaches.
Thank-you American Management Association, for saying what we coaches have been saying and doing for years! See article:

http://business.time.com/2013/04/09/four-traits-of-great-employees/?iid=obinsite