Sara August 29, 2012 Synerdynamics

Building on your strengths is smarter than trying to fix your weaknesses.

Marcus Buckingham does a fabulous job of communicating through his passions on this subject in his book “Go Put Your Strengths To Work” where he deals with identifying ...

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Sara August 15, 2012 Synerdynamics

You Already Know How to be Great – Fine

Failing to utilize the information you already know can prevent you from achieving your goals. Most people don’t realize they already know how to, play better, work more ...

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Sara August 12, 2012 Synerdynamics

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” — Charles Darwin

The trajectory of change over the past several thousand years tells us what’s in store as we move forward through the 21st century: faster change, more pressure ...

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Sara August 9, 2012 Synerdynamics

Research says as much as 92% of our work time is wasted…yikes!

A study by Tor Dahl, former chairman of the World Confederation of Productivity Science, indicates that the average American business wastes or misdirects work time the following ...

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Sara August 6, 2012 Synerdynamics

What a funny thing “speed” is…the faster I go, the more time feels like its shrinking.

Not just me, everyone I talk to is feeling squeezed. The accelerating pace of change causes an incredible compression of time, yet research says we have more time than ever ...

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Sara August 3, 2012 Synerdynamics

Even the Girl Scouts capitalize on technology opportunities!

Until 2011, the Girl Scouts had to rely on charm (and their parent’s help) to sell cookies. Technologically savvy juniors these days in the Girl Scout ranks are now selling ...

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Sara July 28, 2012 Synerdynamics

We must learn not to be offended by change, running around looking for the bad guys to blame.

Nobody, at least that I’m aware how, has figured out how to put change back in the bottle.   A matter of fact, there are more than a billion people everyday trying to pour ...

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Sara July 18, 2012 Synerdynamics

In 2009 you and I, and all of our fellow Americans bought more than 300 billion foreign-made technology products.

Yep, our smartphones, e-book readers, and many of our cars. No worries, I’m not about to launch out on some “apple pie and motherhood” rant, I’m just ...

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Sara July 15, 2012 Synerdynamics

We’re in the middle of a true revolution in how work gets done – the third one to hit in the history of civilization.

We saw the Agricultural Revolution totally change society when we began to grow our own food versus hunting and gathering.  (So glad I missed that!)  The Agrarian Age ended just ...

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Sara July 11, 2012 Synerdynamics

Make Your Strengths Last

Devevlop a method of continuing to identify, use and build on your strengths, or the effects will dissipate quickly.  Make it a daily routine to evaluate the three strengths you ...

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