Abilities – RISE NETWORKS

Want Work-Life Balance? Spend More Time Working Out

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Rise Networks Community Abilities, Confidence, Exercise, Mental Alertness, Professionals, risenetworks.org, Self-Efficacy, Smartness, Stress, Work-Life Balance

(By Jessica Stillman) “The fact that working out gives you more confidence to tackle tough tasks is another great reason to keep that gym habit

Setback Or Setup? How To Make Weaknesses Work For You

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Abilities, Goals, Improvement, Inventory, JOB, Limitations, risenetworks.org, Routine, Weakness

(By Tanvier Peart) “One of the first steps to making a weakness work for you is to identify them. Otherwise, you’ll never focus on the

Get Over Yourself: How Your Ego Sabotages Your Creativity

November 14, 2014November 14, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Abilities, Confidence, creativity, Defense, Dialogue, Ego, Experiment, IDEAS, risenetworks.org, Sabotage

(By Todd Henry) “When you sense that someone else is encroaching on something you perceive as your area of influence, you feel a need to protect

The Kind of Work Humans Still Do Better Than Robots

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Information Technology, Rise Networks Community Abilities, Accuracy, Computers, Digital Technology, Industrialisation, Information Technology, Problem-Solving, risenetworks.org, Robotics, Robots, Skills

(By Andrew McAfee) “So what do our brains do in such cases? How do they come up with better answers? As far as I can tell,

How Facebook is Making us Miserable

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community Abilities, Bill Gates, Chance, facebook, Happiness, Mark Zuckerberg, Perspective, Rise National Youth Forum, risenetworks.org, success, Wealth

(By Sebastian Klein) “Overestimating our own abilities and underestimating the role of chance leads to unrealistic expectations. A few decades ago, mentioning “world domination” might

LAGOS – The City of Charlatans

March 3, 2014March 3, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Rise Networks Community Abilities, Brand, Challenge, Ego, entrepreneurs, Exploits, lagos, Service, Skills, Storytellers

(By Uzor Ngoladi) “I have come across several Lagosians who are prolific storytellers. Their endeavour stops at word of mouth. The energy they should have

Should Leaders Focus On Results, Or On People?

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Rise Networks Community Abilities, business, IQ, leaders, Motivation, Promotion, Social Skills

(By Matthew Lieberman) “A leader with strong social skills can leverage the analytical abilities of team members far more efficiently. Having the social intelligence to predict