4 must read business magazines

Veronica — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 05:00:02 +0000

These are 4 of my absolute favourite business magazines that I go to for solid advice on almost anything that makes my curiosity tick. A perfect Sunday morning for me, consists of a long breakfast with one of these magazines and at least two large home-made vegan lattes.

Fast Company – this is a magazine dedicated to the cutting edge of creativity and business. It’ about the daredevils, the outsiders and the creators. About innovation.

Passion for Business – this magazine is entirely dedicated to a female perspective, which is lacking since it’s still large unequally between the sexes in the workplace. This magazine gives me insight on how it is to be a female in a leadership position, what challenges and opportunities there are as well as highlighting people you may not see otherwise in “media”. This is a magazine I always read cover to cover. (only available in Swedish and in a paper edition)

Inc Magazine – advice, tools and insights on how to work better, perform better and portraits of industry and though leaders. Love that it’s available for iPad. Read about the latest in productivity tools, books, new software and how to create successful businesses in the digital “sphere”.

WSJ Magazine – maybe not solely a business magazine. However I love the glossy magazine that accompanies the Saturday issue of Wall Street Journal. The portraits, the articles. It’s always something new to discover and I love the portraits of the business owners they create, how they “encapsule” some of their life-journey in the article. From business innovators turned wine makers it’s not just about business, its about a way of life. I love to read about how other people choose to live outside the “ordinary, this is how you should live your life” box.

On intention and goal setting

Veronica — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:20:57 +0000

2015 is in full swing and the calm of the holiday period may or may not have given one the opportunity to go within and do some self-assessments for the new year. Nevertheless, a new year is an opportunity for a fresh start for many, therefore I thought I’d share something I recently found in a book that I started to read during my Christmas break. I found this useful for setting goals and gaining clarity on intention.

It’s five quick questions which I will take with me throughout 2015 as a tool. Not just for the start of this year, but throughout the year.

The method is called V2MOM and originates from Marc Benioff (founder and CEO of Salesforce.com) that created this method as a result of going to a Tony Robbins event. I found this in the books foreword which happened to be written by Marc Benioff:

What do I really want? (vision)
What is important about it? (values)
How will I get it? (methods)
What is preventing me from having it? (obstacles)
How will I know I am successful? (measurements)

These questions are best used as a tool for something that you re-assess on a regular basis. I’m going to try this once a month on a few key areas.

If you are interested to know more about V2MOM there is a blog post written by Marc Benioff on how he has utilised V2MOM within Salesforce to focus, align the company and reach it’s goals as an enormous organisation.

fulfill your dreams – Veronica Stenberg

4 must read business magazines

On intention and goal setting