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By: Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur

Revue de presse | Simple Entrepreneur — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:31:08 +0000

[...] On peak potential L’environnement dans lequel une personne évolue va façonner cette personne et lui donner les moyens de s’exprimer et de s’améliorer. Il s’agit donc d’une des clés du succès, au même titre que le fait d’être capable de se vendre. [...]

By: Fred Oliveira

Fred Oliveira — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:23:35 +0000

@Geoff: I’ll most definitely do a post on brainstorming. But if you want a quick fix, try to get a chance to read “The Perfect Brainstorm”, a chapter on “The Art of Innovation” by Tom Kelley. It’s a great read, and boils down to a few rules. Here they are, with a couple added by myself:

Don’t look at brainstorming sessions as regular meetings, go for quantity, encourage wild ideas, be visual, use the space around you, don’t be afraid to sketch, never play devils advocate.

This last one is the one that I would pay most attention to. When people start criticizing other ideas off the bat, the session dies much quicker. It kinda makes people think before they speak in fear of being ridiculed, which is definitely not something you should do in a brainstorming session (which is why you never treat brainstorming as a meeting).

You just got my posting juices going by asking about brainstorming, so I’ll start writing a post on it right now :-)

By: Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:36:59 +0000

I would love to hear more about how you change your culture to make brainstorming more natural. I’ve found in the past that it is very difficult to throw ideas around without people upsetting each other. Possibly worse than people getting upset is that subjectivity is lost when emotions start flying.

By: Levi Figueira

Levi Figueira — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:50:13 +0000

So true…
The one thing I have to say is that this current world is not meant for people who are gifted at management but don’t have much of “doing” skills… We live in a world where the “doers” get to manage and (most of the times) they don’t have any management skills and putting them in that position is taking them from what they do best and love: the “doing”. And I believe that is a crucial point for true potential achievement.

But very much agree with the “stand up” aspect… I’ve been doing much more of that lately around where I work. I’m starting to be less afraid of stating my opinion and that is helping me feel more fulfilled and, usually :p, benefits my employer, co-workers, etc… Because “opinion making” is one of my main motivations. :)

Keep it up guys! Love your work! :)

By: raquel

raquel — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:15:21 +0000

trully inspiring Fred.. just what i was needing to ‘hear’… I couldnt agree more, sometimes i think i´ll work on the things i love the most…but sometimes there´s a dark feeling telling me that things can actually go wrong and i will never get the credits i deserve……… seriously, i finish my internship tomorrow n im starting to look for a job in bcn. i must say i much more motivated

By: shiido

shiido — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:13:56 +0000

há pessoas que nascem com o “bichinho” de querem ser “grandes”, mas depois há diferenças, umas já nascem num ambiente onde tudo o que as rodeia alimenta esse bichinho, outras não têm nada disso, antes pelo contrário, têm um ambiente que não faz ninguém crescer, mas ele está la, e se a pessoa acreditar nele, ele acaba por crescer por ele próprio. digo eu…

nice post fred.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:31:50 +0000

Sempre defendi a ideia de que “há que ser e parecer…”

By: Webreakstuff » Elsewhere on the internet

Webreakstuff » Elsewhere on the internet — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:05:51 +0000

[...] in particular I posted an article on peak potential (and how some people unfortunately never reach it) that I’d love you to read and discuss. It [...]

By: Antonio Rosado

Antonio Rosado — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:59:16 +0000

Hey Fred,

I think your post is right on the mouche.

It is always with wonder that I find that a particular field of knowledge that is very dear to me, human psychology, emerges naturally into the working place.

It is a given for psychology that an environment filled with truthful affection and care, will drive children’s self esteem up, which is a requirement for self promotion. To me, it seems like, affection for a child will be filling her with the will and trust so that during life, self promotion will become a natural thing.

A connection between Development Psychology and getting the right set on your company may seem far fetched, but not that much. IMHO.

And ultimately, we should try to achieve a good environment in our companies, not because it might make it more successful, but because we should treat each one of us right. The rest will follow.

Antonio

By: www.pedromendes.com

www.pedromendes.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:27:56 +0000

[...] read Fred’s post, got curious about IDEO, added the book to my reading list, and found this engaging talk by their [...]