Warning: bureaucracy at work is hazardous to your health

As if there isn't enough to worry about, two Concordia University researchers have identified another pervasive workplace hazard: "bureaucratic organizations are bad for our health."

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work

Take Control of Your Life

You have the power to control your destiny. You have the power to transform your life. Don’t wait for permission to succeed! Read on ...

success

Take Actions Now.

Anything you want to accomplish will only be done by bold and decisive action. Wishing won't bring it about. Neither will dreaming.

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goal setting, success, self improvement

Build your Memory

You already have an excellent memory. You just don't know how to use it!

BULD YOUR MEMORY - The site that unleashes the incredible hidden potential of YOUR memory! By Mark S. D'Arcy

memory, self improvement, success

Creativity :: Change of Scenery

From Braingle

If your mind is feeling particularly stuffy, go for a short walk. Mild exercise helps gets your blood flowing and gives your mind a little more energy. It's easy for the mind to get stuck on one thought and be unable to let it go. Getting outside in the fresh air will help flush out your mind and get you into a creative mindset.

creativity, creativity,

How do I avoid being forgetful or missing appointments?

One simple suggestion that I can think of is NOT to carry things around IN YOUR HEAD.

time management

Re-imagine!

Re-imagine! (Hardcover) by Tom Peters

"We're in a new business climate and we'd better make some big changes. And what changes does Peters propose--or, shall I say, demand?
Try these on for size:
* Basing all business (from the smallest department to the biggest megacorp) on projects and the professional service firm model, thus increasing value.
* Embracing branding and design--and providing experiences to Clients rather than just products and services.
* Charging after new markets: Boomers, seniors and--especially--women.
* Relentlessly pursuing talent, especially among (again) women.
* Rebuilding education to prepare young minds for the new world they will soon face."

Author, provocateur, and business visionary Tom Peters is recognized around the globe as one of the most influential and revolutionary management gurus of the last century. The author of more than 10 best-selling books on innovative business practices, including the groundbreaking In Search of Excellence, Peters gives more than 100 major seminars each year and serves as the chairman of Tom Peters Company.

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tom peters, business, success

Are you a teacher or interested in education?

If so, then you might be interested in the ideas, lesson lans and news at my education blog

education, self improvement, success

CREATE - energy

CREATE motivates and educates people in businesses, communities, and schools to achieve more sustainable uses of energy and reduce carbon emissions.

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sustainability, environment

Dealing with breast cancer

This website is aimed at all those who are dealing with breast cancer - either themselves or in their family or friendship circle.

We hope that some of what you'll find here will ease your path or lessen your worries about breast cancer treatment.

The views expressed here are our own. We are from medical and nursing backgrounds but are by no means specialists in breast cancer or in breast cancer treatment. We can only tell you what we've gone through and what we've learned along the way.

This is cutting-edge stuff. I mean, it takes real courage to put these very personal experiences online so soon after having the bad news delivered to you.

The authors give you details about what is involved in taking on this hated scourge. The goal (which I believe they will reach) is to show you what it takes to whip it.So read this brand-new (but already well-populated) blog and remember, there's someone in Scotland who could use a little prayer action.

http://www.twinkletwinkles.com

breast cancer,

success

Pageflakes

Pageflakes is a personalized startpage that lets you read news and blogs, start Web searches, maintain an address book, manage To-Do-Lists and much more, all from one page.

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web 2.0, self improvement, success, >

being organised,

“More than just ato-do list manager”

Manage tasks quickly and easily.

Get reminded, anywhere.

Receive reminders via email, SMS, and instant messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo! are all supported).

Plan your time.

See what's due today and tomorrow, and the things you've missed.

Prioritize, estimate your time, and postpone with ease.

Set tasks to repeat every week or after 2 months.

Organize the way you want to.

Are you a list lover? Create as many lists as you need.

Into tagging? Use the task cloud to easily see what you have to do. Want to store notes along with your tasks?

You can do that too.

Work together to get things done.

Share, send and publish tasks and lists with your contacts or the world.

Remind your significant other to do their household chores.

Add tasks wherever you are. Adding tasks is as simple as firing off an email (even from your phone).

See an important date on the web? Add it to your list with Quick Add.

Take your tasks with you.

Access your tasks on your web-enabled mobile device.

Print your entire list or a handy weekly planner which shows upcoming tasks. View your tasks on your calendar with Apple iCal or Google Calendar. Subscribe to feeds with Atom/RSS.

Search your tasks the smart way. Find the tasks you want with advanced searching. Save your searches as Smart Lists, and easily see tasks that match your desired criteria.Enjoy getting organized.

The helpful 'undo' feature means you never need to worry about making a mistake. So signup, start playing, and discover Remember The Milk.

Can chocolate boost brain power?

Researchers had a group of subjects consume different types of chocolate and then complete a variety of tasks designed to test cognitive performance. After controlling for variables, the researchers noted that verbal and visual memory scores were higher for milk chocolate eaters, while milk and dark chocolate eaters had improved impulse control and reaction time. Chocolate contains substances that act as stimulants, such as theobromine and caffeine.

More on the subject...

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chocolate, success, self improvement

Teaching to Learn

From the SpinningSilk's Understanding Blog :

"I mentioned in a previous post how I learned some skills in scouting better when I had to teach them. They just stuck in my mind better. I urge you to try prepare a lesson to teach if you are struggling with a subject. Something amazing happens when your purpose is to help someone else. It's as if the specifics of the skills are forced into your brain because you have a mission."
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education, training, self-improvement, success,

Know your brain

Innovation Strategies Summit: Know your brain

"Gerald Haman from SolutionPeople gave a presentation entitled “Know Your Brain” at last week’s Innovation Strategies Summit. Gerald believes most people do not spend as much time as they should thinking about how they think. So he walked us through an exercise designed to help us to better understand our individual thinking style, and to recognize and honor thinking styles that our different than our own. Here are some selected thoughts from his presentation that resonated with me: ..."

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thinking styles, self improvement, success,

Blogs for idea mining

From Dorai's Learnlog

Blogs are a great source of ideas. Some of the bloggers are the smartest people I know. They comment about products. They track trends. They predict future products. They compare and categorize. And they share it all free.

So how about mining ideas from blogs? And using them to improve your products, projects. For example if you look at a list of mashups, you will certainly get ideas for other mashups. If you enjoy using Web 2.0 products, you already know a specific user interface you like. By tracking the most popular Web 2.0 products, you are getting some free market research.

All these are talked about in the blogosphere.

blogging, creativity, innovation, self improvement

Finding your purpose and your genius

From Dave Pollard ..

I've written before about Dick Richards' book Is Your Genius at Work?, and amplified his model somewhat (as shown in the graphic above) by breaking what he calls Genius into two components: Your Gift (What you're uniquely good at), and your Passion (What you love doing).

What he calls your Purpose I have narrowed somewhat to What's Needed, because I think that most of us, unless we are of independent means, need to be pragmatic about defining our Purpose in terms of what is needed, and affordable, today.

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career, self improvement, success,