Once in a great while, an athlete comes along who performs incredible in-sport feats, all of which pale in comparison to the kind of man or woman they are outside the sport. … [Read more...]
Leaders at Google Are Trained to Do These 2 Things When Talking to Employees About Their Careers
Career conversations are crucial conversations--and Google leaders make them inspiring.
There are so many conversations that leaders never have with employees; good on-boarding discussions, informational talks to prepare the employee for a new project, … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Eliminate Pointless Tasks From Your Daily Work
Try this process for boosting productivity by reorganizing and reinvigorating how you spend your time
It happens to everyone. You suddenly realize you've drifted into spending your time at work on far too much stuff that doesn't matter and far too little that does. You're … [Read more...]
These Are the 5 Traits of Great Leaders, According to 50 Years of Gallup Research
Develop these skills and you'll be a once-in-a-career leader to others
For those seeking to build their leadership skills there's no shortage of places to turn for leadership advice or elements of leadership to work on. It can … [Read more...]
Learning to Lead Yourself First is the Real Secret to Great Leadership
If you want to climb the ladder as a leader, you can't miss the first rung--learning how to lead yourself. Two Indiana University experts show how.
Everyone and their mother has their secret to leadership and there’s no shortage of articles on leadership lessons extracted from virtually … [Read more...]
Handling Criticism in These 5 Emotionally Intelligent Ways Keeps Your Self-Confidence From Sinking
Don't let admonishment abolish your self-confidence
There's no way around it --criticism hurts. It doesn't matter if it was warranted or not, from whom it came or how pointed it was delivered (or not), it's just not fun. I'm not … [Read more...]
Want Your Boss to Be a Fierce Advocate of Yours? Be Great at These 6 Specific Things
Winning your boss's love is not about being great. It's about being great at the right things
The search for appreciation and approval from the boss is a quest that's been around since the invention of the hierarchy. Everyone wants it; we all spend … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Keep Your Best Employees From Bolting
Finding talent is hard. Losing it is hard to take. Avoid that altogether with these 12 overtures.
The war for talent is upon us. There are now more jobs than people. Millennials, now the largest work cohort, are less likely then prior generations to stay … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Set Meaningful Goals for the Next Decade, Here Are 11 Powerful Questions to Do So
Set powerful goals for 2020 and beyond by asking yourself this set of potent questions
As the decade ends, it's time to reflect not only on your goals for 2020, but for the decade beyond. Don't be intimidated, it's not as daunting an exercise as you'd … [Read more...]
A 71-Year Boston University Study Says Doing This 1 Dead-Simple Thing Is the Key to Happiness
Don't feel daunted -- being much happier is more in your control than you think
Long, multi-year studies about the keys to happiness or success always catch my attention because they aren't common (it takes a lot of … [Read more...]
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