by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
“Keep your eye on her, she’s a high-achiever.” “I work really hard because I want to be the best.” “He’s willing to do whatever it takes, he’s a high-achiever.” What does it mean to be a high-achiever? What is being achieved and why? Clearly, our...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” — Confucius Perfect is the enemy of good. According to Wikipedia, Voltaire popularized this little gem sometime in the 18th Century. A colleague passed it on to me early in my career and although I...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
Last week, I spent the better part of six days with a four-year-old boy. I don’t spend a whole lot of time around kids, so for me, this was a unique opportunity to experience the world through the eyes of a child. We all know kids see the world differently –...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
There was a time in my life where I almost lost all my mojo. I was zapped of all my confidence and even the smallest of obstacles became overwhelming. I felt like I couldn’t do anything right, that I wasn’t smart enough, that I would fail. This self-defeatist thinking...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
Fear has funny ways of manifesting in our jobs and careers. At first glance, it doesn’t appear as fear at all but something else entirely. Take employee engagement in organizations, that murky measure of ‘something beyond satisfaction that describes an employee’s...
