Archivo por meses: septiembre 2024

Find your life purpose in 7 minutes

What is your archetype? Deep inside, are you a king, a knight, a vedyn, a goldsmith, a healer, a builder or an artist? What is your purpose? Are you aligned in your daily life with your archetype?

This is another thought-provoking and powerful video by Grim Hustle. He describes some common archetypes, so that you can understand which one represents you. Even if you’re not into Jungian psychology you’ll find it very interesting.

10 mensajes clave del libro “La ecuación del éxito profesional”

Hoy es un placer compartir algunas ideas de mi amigo David Reyero, Director de RRHH, humanista y leonés, quien acaba de publicar su libro «La ecuación del éxito profesional».

En este artículo resume 10 ideas, tan de sentido común como inconformistas a la vista del panorama actual. Aquí te dejo sólo los títulos, pero lo interesante son los contenidos:

Ingredientes del éxito y la plenitud profesional: no hay recetas mágicas, pero hay varias claves que te ayudarán a progresar.
Ikigai y grit: pilares fundamentales para tu carrera
Empleabilidad en primera persona: “6 autos”
Actitud “siempre día 1”
Recuperemos el optimismo sobre el ascensor social
Por un nuevo liderazgo
Nuestra mentalidad: clave para cualquier transformación
La grandeza del talento se activa con nuevas conversaciones y entornos laborales distintos
Democraticemos la gestión de personas
Hacia una nueva Dirección de Personas, como área clave que debe evolucionar para tener un impacto creciente

Aquí tienes el artículo completo que explica el significado de estos titulares, aquí una entrevista a David en el Diario de León, y aquí su libro, por si lo quieres comprar.

¡Mucha suerte David!

Why smart people are not always successful

I came across this speech by Rich Gilbert talking about smart people and why they are not always successful or happy.

I don’t think I’m extremely intelligent (certainly not dumb), maybe above average. But I feel that this video talks about my whole life: The stupidity of the education system, the difficulty to find people with whom to have good conversations, the dumbness of corporations, the choice of following my intellectual interests and balanced lifestyle instead instead of just earning money doing stupid things for stupid people…

Society is not made for/by intelligent people. Some of them learn to adapt and find their own way, most don’t, and end up misfit and frustrated. They don’t realize that it’s not their fault that the world is stupid, but their responsibility is to adapt to it.

If you sometimes feel frustrated with stupid organizations or people, watch this video and share it with someone you consider smart.

The art of leading teammates

In this article at HBR, Tom Brady, one of the most successful American football players, shares some of his keys for leading your teammates, and shares examples and anecdotes to illustrate them.

Some ideas (I recommend you read the whole article):

Leaders don’t accomplish anything by themselves. In fact, nothing of significance in life is achieved alone. To do great things, we rely on teammates. And to win, team leaders must find ways to draw the best physical, mental, and emotional performance from the players working with them.
Leadership comes down to two things: Do you care about your teammates and their role on the team? And do you care about winning, which is what you’re ultimately trying to do together? Leadership requires trust, and trust usually comes from deeply caring about one another and the belief that winning is about the team. You must feel passionate about both.
Put the team first, always, even when facing personal adversity.
Show appreciation for unsung colleagues.
Set the standard and create a culture of 100% effort.
Recognize teammates’ individual psychology and the best ways to motivate them.
Understand and complement the style of the formal leader.
Recognize and counteract the external forces that can cause selfish behavior.
Create opportunities to connect as people outside the office.
The emotions and behaviors that define individuals are formed early.
Leaders work within a system.
It can be hard for individual team leaders to influence change across large organizations.
A leader’s style and influence will take time to evolve.