Welcome to Conspire’s Fun Friday Links, a weekly collection of interesting discoveries from around the Web. Most of the time, the goal is to get you thinking differently about innovation, collaboration, business culture, and life in general. Other times, we may toss an infographic or fun video your way. Submissions are welcome, and you can send them to conspire@mindjet.com for consideration.
5 Powerful Exercises To Increase Your Mental Strength
Who doesn’t want a better brain? Just because you can’t change your genetics doesn’t mean you can’t shape your mind power, memory, attitude, or even your entire life. Amy Lorin, bestselling author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success, certainly presents some (perhaps more nutritious than usual) food for thought. From her website:
“We’ve all developed core beliefs about ourselves, our lives and the world in general. Core beliefs develop over time and largely depend upon our past experiences. Whether you’re aware of your core beliefs or not, they influence your thoughts, your behavior and emotions.
Sometimes, core beliefs are inaccurate and unproductive. For example, if you believe that you’ll never succeed in life, you may be less apt to apply for new jobs — and inadvertently, you may not present yourself well on job interviews. Therefore, your core beliefs may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Identify and evaluate your core beliefs. Look for beliefs that are black and white, and then find exceptions to the rule. Very few things in life are “always” or “never” true. Modifying core beliefs requires purposeful intention and hard work, but it can change the entire course of your life.”
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Many thanks to Roger C. Parker for this great suggestion!
3 Ways Great Companies Maximize Their Innovation And Stay Relevant
Being that innovation is a major concern for, oh, everyone these days, tactics and tips from varying experts and industries are more than welcome. But even with the plethora of information pumping out of every corner of globe, there do seem to be a few select pieces of advice that almost always make the cut. From Forbes:
“Every individual, sports team, organizational division and company faces the same challenge: innovation. Specifically, to navigate the industry “wins” and leave behind the institutional knowledge that once defined their organization’s culture and instead reach for new ways of thinking and doing that sustains relevance. They do this not because culture change is fun but rather for the purpose, vision and values that define them.
The innovation sparked by the above disruptive industry thinkers bears fruit to three common denominators they all have in common; three means by which successful companies go about innovation and disruption that are inextricably linked: people, process, and purpose.”
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5 Tips on Turning Risk into Opportunity
The reality of business is that some do incredibly well, some float by, and some fail utterly and completely. Of course, success is always the goal, but even an incredible product will a killer leadership team and the best engineers in the world can be brought tumbling down if the proper risk assessment isn’t done. From Inc.:
“Corporate clients weren’t always structured internally to assess long-term risk, and weren’t used to having conversations about it. Nieland has found that the process of producing a sustainability report brings an added benefit: by having the conversations about what risks lie ahead, companies enter much more deeply into innovative strategic planning.
[Risks] worth strategizing about include environmental risk, risks of exposure to future litigation, political and security risks in certain countries, risks around resource availability and cost, and reputational risks including social issues like child labor in the supply chain. In some cases, particularly in the oil and gas and mining industries, risk management is fundamental to maintaining a company’s license to operate.”
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