It’s hard to experience creativity when every single minute of your agenda’s been planned and filled Sometimes, all you need to be creative is to make space for it. It’s about opening up a space where you’re not planning, controlling or guiding any of your thoughts and actions. Quite a luxury for many of us
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Do you sometimes feel exhausted at work? Do you sometimes finish your working day and just wonder where your energy all went? Or even worse – it’s noon and if you’re feeling tired already? You might benefit from improving your awareness and skills regarding how you deal with your energy. Learn where your energy is
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One of the key differences across cultures lies in how people relate to power. In some cultures, power tends to be concentrated in the hands of some key individuals. “Power distribution is extremely visible in the way people use space.” They’re called hierarchical cultures. In others, power is more equally distributed among people and we
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Does your work week feel like a long list of exhausting tasks? As I was filing some old musical scores the other day, I got intrigued and reviewed some pages, remembering with pleasure how I loved to play certain pieces or on the contrary struggled with some technically challenging parts. I looked, turned pages and
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Too early in the morning. Way too early… My brain is still cloudy in spite of two strong cups of coffee. My thoughts dance back and forth, between the projects I have to work on, my neighbours’ loud conversations, and the monotonous, unpleasant tune announcing the metro’s doors closing process after each stop. I have
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Did you know that most cultures seem to have produced jugglers? Some researchers state that the art of juggling could go as far back as 4000 years… yet I find it impressive enough that the most ancient depiction of juggling was identified in an Egyptian tomb in Beni Hassan : in 1791 B.C. some prince
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Most people travelling on the Paris-Brussels Thalys on a week day are there for work – managers or consultants heading to the headquarters of some global company, European Commission professionals, most of them spend this short trip facing their laptop screen or starring at the window while discussing some project issues on the phone. If you
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