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Mar 9 • 2367 Views • No Comments on When Identifying High Potentials, Don’t Be a Magpie
THE MAGPIE IS A BIRD WITH A SPECIFIC weakness. If you ever find a magpie’s nest, you are sure to find it littered with a curious collection of candy wrappers, silver foil, and coloured ribbons. The magpie has an uncontrollable attraction to bright...
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Jan 11 • 2612 Views • No Comments on The High Performer Versus High Potential Dilemma
FINALLY, AFTER YEARS OF DISAPPOINTMENT and false hope, Sheffield United, my hometown football team, are back. Only one loss in the last 22 league games has catapulted my beloved team to the top of the English First Division. At the risk of tempting fate,...
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Feb 25 • 3450 Views • No Comments on The Power of Questions in Communication
“WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ME?” “What did I do to deserve this?” “How could that good for nothing jerk dare to do this!?” “Does she think I’m stupid and won’t notice she stole my presentation?” If any of these questions...
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Jun 23 • 8959 Views • 1 Comment on Communication Across Cultures and Who’s to Blame
I SETTLED DOWN THE OTHER NIGHT to enjoy a Stephen Fry documentary on the origins of language. I have no pretentions of intellectualism, and as a rule my viewing matter consists of explosions and body counts. However, for Stephen Fry I make exceptions. For...
When Identifying High Potentials, Don’t Be a Magpie
