If you can condition yourself to be positive you will actually have more intelligence available, as well as becoming...
The surprising secret to speaking with confidence. Caroline Goyder, voice coach.
Caroline was a voice coach at Central School of Speech and Drama for ten years, and now runs a...
How to speak so that people want to listen. Julian Treasure, sound consultant.
Here are some tools for engaging with colleagues and customers, speaking more powerfully but remaining connected.
How to Make Hard Choices. Ruth Chang, philosopher.
Hard decisions are, of course, hard to make, but they come up in the course of everyone’s life. Here...
Listen, Learn… then Lead. Stanley McChrystal, 4-star general.
Here’s someone with a military perspective on leadership that turns out to be really useful when trying to build...
Embrace the Near Win. Sarah Lewis, art historian.
Sarah Lewis suggests we look at near-failures and use them as catalysts for propelling our own career forward.
How to Make Work-Life Balance Work. Nigel Marsh, author.
Nigel explains his plan for finding a balance between family, self and work.
How great leaders inspire action. Simon Sinek, author and motivational speaker.
Sinek says people usually build their business from What to How and then possibly add Why, but he says...
The power of believing you can improve. Carol Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford University
This talk summarises Carol Dweck’s theory that it is vital to have a growth mindset, in which you understand...
What makes us feel good about our work? Dan Ariely, behaviorial economist.
Dan’s TED talk reveals key motivators for people doing their jobs (As Dan Pink also points out, money isn’t...
The power of introverts. Susan Cain, former corporate lawyer.
Susan Cain makes the case for quiet introverts, arguing that they offer extraordinary talents in the workplace and should...
The puzzle of motivation. Dan Pink
One of the most influential arguments ever made about money and motivation, from a man who aims to change...
How Great Leaders Inspire Action. Simon Sinek, leadership expert.
This Ted talk examines patterns in how inspirational leaders think, act and communicate, and explains why we are more...
Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are. Amy Cuddy, social psychologist.
This talk explores how posture can affect not only how others perceive us, but also how we see ourselves.
How to build your creative confidence. David Kelley.
Is your school or workplace divided into “creatives” versus practical people? Designer David Kelley suggests that creativity is not...
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