http://talent-talk.com Where Talent in Business and the Professions, the Arts, and the world of Sport Talks! <meta name="verify-v1" content="wRS+lrSNf+2y7cOf7avux+gULybi5uyp7l Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:02:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought it would still be some time before science was brought into the workplace to identify such things as, for example, the causes of more productive behaviour or greater team effectiveness. Not so. The latest edition of The Economist has run a story on an ingenious scientific experiment that has ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/08/blink/ Talent Talk 'It's a company that really really cares for its employees...' 'What I love about working here is the energy of the people. People are so motivated and have so many ideas...' 'People come from all over the country to work here...' These are just some of the comments offered by the staff ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/08/office-present/ Speculation is brewing that a legendary sporting name may be about to return to Formula 1. Bruno Senna, nephew of the great Ayrton Senna, is cutting the mustard in GP2 (the feeder series for Formula 1) and looks set to move onto higher things. You might wonder why this is the subject ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/08/whats-senna-name/ 'We must be more innovative!' It's a familiar cry in companies, and often comes from the CEO. But the sorry fact is that innovation is something many companies do not do particularly well. This may come as a surprise to the casual observer, since many of these companies spend tens of millions ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/talent-innovation/ 'Too much intelligence and energy is being devoted to scraping the crumbs off the table of capitalism instead of preparing the meal.' If there ever was an epithet that sums up the failings of capitalism, Warren Buffett's comes pretty close. In previous Talks we've looked at the make-up of entrepreneurs and the ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/buffett-let-them-eat-cake/ I have just finished reading Michael Masterson's Ready, Fire, Aim, which takes the reader through the exciting and sometimes perilous stages of business growth. It's a great read for anyone with a small, medium or large business (he covers all the stages of growth), and I'd also strongly recommend it to ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/takes-be-entrepreneur/ 'To be nobody but yourself when the world is trying its best night and day to make you somebody else is to fight the hardest battle any human will fight.' So wrote the poet EE Cummings. The quest for authenticity is high on the agenda among social philosophers today. Positive psychology ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/talent-system/ Is my job helping me fulfil my potential? Do I have the opportunity to use my talents every day? Is my work engaging my strengths? These are the questions that we ask ourselves from time to time and are central to our experience in the world of work. A recent article ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/how-find-job-right-you/ An unholy row is rumbling through the corridors of football's major powers. It now involves Manchester United and Real Madrid, two of football's most successful teams; FIFA, the governing body; and one man, a prodigious talent by the name of Cristiano Ronaldo. Let's start with Ronaldo. Two years ago, few people had ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/wage-slaves/ Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am guilty. Not, you may be relieved to know, of any crime or misdemeanour, but of spending big chunks of my working life doing what I love doing, as opposed to working with money as the prime motivator, and being paid for it. This week ... http://talent-talk.com/2008/07/fountain-motivation/