Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on May 7, 2012 No Comment

A few years back, Harvard University psychology professor, Daniel Schacter, published an article called The seven sins of memory: Insights from psychology and cognitive neuroscience.In it, Schacter used information from several research studies to organize the fallibility of our memory into seven broad categories.  I believe knowing how our minds work can be powerful tool in [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on January 2, 2012 No Comment

Each year, many people make resolutions and each year, most of those resolutions are broken. Part of this may be because of the length of the year itself (doesn’t 1/1/2013 seem so far away?) as well as the artificial timing (is January always the best time to think about your goals?). The result is that [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on November 28, 2011 No Comment

We will all face developmental feedback many times over our career. Often, it can be a great tool to use for learning and self-improvement. Some people even call it a gift. Reader Angela Hey, says “some people are more emotionally resilient than others and can respond positively to harsh criticism which breeds excellence.”

But [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on October 20, 2011 One Comment

Who hasn’t faced difficulty at some point? No matter who you are or what you have experienced in life, I think we can all learn something about how to better overcome hardship. However, I believe that it is difficult to write about about how to deal with adversity. What is even more difficult is to [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on October 10, 2011 No Comment

If you are a detail-oriented leader, you are generally likely to be conscientious and excellent at planning ahead, but perhaps you aren’t particularly creative or strategic. But success in a dynamic working environment often requires both big-picture skills as well as attention to detail.

While the big-picture thinkers are the [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on October 3, 2011 No Comment

If you are a big picture thinker, you are likely excellent at most things strategic and creative, but perhaps you also have a low tolerance for routine tasks and are disorganized. But success in a dynamic working environment often requires both big-picture skills as well as attention to detail.

I have a feeling [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on September 26, 2011 No Comment

They say that there are two types of people – the ‘big picture people’ and the ‘details people.’ The big picture people tend to be creative, strategic, and visionary… but they can also be messy, disorganized, and forgetful. On the other hand, the details people are conscientious, planful, and exacting… but can lack perspective or [...]

Written By: Eva Rykrsmith on May 8, 2011 No Comment
Setting Goals That Actually Work

Setting goals is probably one of the easiest ways to get from where you are now to where you want to be in the future. There is no shortage of literature showing that those who set goals are more successful than those who don’t set goals. But not all goals are created equal. Here are [...]

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