Take this Savvy Test Based on a Real Life, High-Stakes Case Study The foundation for being savvy in the workplace and life starts “between your ears.” This refers to your ability to analyze people, actions, and situations. Savvy awareness leads to better decisions about who to trust and who not to trust; which proactive orContinue reading “What is Your Level of Organizational Savvy?”
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Drifting From Success/ Analyzing Success
“A professional is not just someone who is good; they know why they are good.” “I want all you young sales people to listen to Marty. I USED TO DO everything he is teaching today.” – Comment from “Sparky”, an older salesperson at a training program in Charlotte, NC. Drifting from Success “I used toContinue reading “Drifting From Success/ Analyzing Success”
What is Organizational Savvy?
Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D.
Healthy Selfishness
While you may have heard more references to “healthy selfishness” lately, we can trace its origins to Erich Fromm’s 1939 essay, “Selfishness and Self Love.” He explained how cultural taboos about selfishness could have some unintended negative consequences for individuals. Abraham Maslow built off of Fromm’s essay and focused on the importance of distinguishing betweenContinue reading “Healthy Selfishness”
The Minimums System: Preserving What’s Precious
Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D.
Lessons in Organizational Savvy:
Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D.
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The Essential Skill for Delivering Corrective, Positive and Self FEEDBACK
Fully Identify Your Strengths and Potential:
The key to being confident, bold and finding your “sweet spot” in life (This article is dedicated to Herbert A. Otto, Ph.D., founder of the National Center for the Exploration of Human Potential) What percentage of the population has an accurate picture of their strengths? My estimate, after 50 plus years of focusing on thisContinue reading “Fully Identify Your Strengths and Potential:”
The Need for Approval
Finding the Right Balance in How Much You care About Other People’s Approval How concerned are you about other people’s judgements regarding your decisions, performance, or values? Their disapproval may matter to you more than you realize. Neuroscientists have pointed out that our brains are often “velco” for negatives and “teflon” for positives. For mostContinue reading “The Need for Approval”
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