http://www.intelegant.org The Way of Intelegance Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:51:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_716" align="aligncenter" width="395" caption="Yellow Flower - Aoru - FlickR CC"][/caption]What are the benefits of really discovering the positive values of the organization? There has been lots of recent thought around this area. Authors such as  Richard Barrett, who created the Values Center with it's emphasis on vision and values I ... http://www.intelegant.org/2010/02/27/accentuate-the-positive-eliminate-the-negative-finding-the-positive-values-in-the-organization/ Aristotelian virtues remain one of the clearest exposition of good behaviour: Put intelegantly: simple, serious, and sincere are better than any other traits. http://www.intelegant.org/2009/12/20/finding-the-heart-of-intelegant-leadership/ Group photograph of some of the men hired to work on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway High Level Bridge. Men are sitting or standing on the scaffolding for the first span of the bridge. (1908 - Galt Museum - FlickR Commons) Intelligence testing tests the ability to crack "codes" and ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/11/17/the-character-of-the-organization/ All modern human life is predicated on two notions. We are only called to make these two decisions in our lives: who will you live or not live with, and what you do or don't work with..... John Montgomery Rouse, The Way of Intelegance I will posting a lot over the ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/09/29/ergosophy/ [Source: Frankfurt Airport, Photographer: Sugu, FlickR cc] When times are good as they were for the ten years before November 2008 switching jobs or even careers was possible and even fun. Now, as we go through more bad news for the markets and the constant distancing of the light at the ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/08/18/career-development-in-hard-times/ Church leadership and development is different from company development. Business Intelegant recognizes that and asks how we bring faith to OD and leadership development. John Montgomery Rouse graduated with a BA (Hons) in theology from Durham University in the UK and worked 7 years in London before moving to Sweden and ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/04/09/in-development/ Enough already! Since November 16th we have been hearing nothing but doom and gloom. While this is right on the button in one respect it is forgetting something fundamental: now we have a chance to really ask what is our mettle, what values do we truly value, and how can ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/03/28/an-intelegant-approach-to-the-recession-can-be-used-to-create-real-motivation-at-work/ [Source: FlickR CC Photographer: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino] ScienceDaily (Jan. 9, 2009) — The International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), which is based in Norway, have studied which leadership qualities could help employees return from sick leave early. Being considerate, understanding and able to maintain contact with the sick-listed are the most important ... http://www.intelegant.org/2009/01/10/seven-personality-types-who-are-most-likely-to-help-sick-listed-employees-back-to-work/ http://www.intelegant.org/2008/12/20/some-christmas-fun/ Leonardo Da Vinci - View Of A Skull c.1489 (Pen and Ink), Galleria dell'Accademia, Venezia I spend a lot of time talking at schools about life, money, careers, and yes, health. I know it is next to useless to say to a teenager "Don't Do Drugs!" - however, show then MRI ... http://www.intelegant.org/2008/11/23/intelegant-schools-anorexia-shown-to-impair-adolescent-bone-development/