INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) In last week’s issue, I shared the best piece of advice I ever heard, and asked for yours. Here are some of your … [Read more...]
Issue #96: On the Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard, Getting Someone to Speak Up, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Ever get a piece of advice that really stuck in your brain, that you found drawing on repeatedly? (I’d love for you to share it, by … [Read more...]
Use the Law of Opposites to Stand Out Among the Zillion Zoom Meetings You’re In
If you’ve got to sit in 1,000 virtual meetings, you might as well stand out
You just…can’t…do…another…one today. Zoom meetings that is. (Or Microsoft Teams, or Google Hangouts etc. etc. etc.) It’s a work hazard today as real as the hazards that … [Read more...]
30 Ways to Show Gratitude (Which We Need More Than Ever)
Get into the spirit and make it a month of gratitude with these 30 powerful approaches.
It's an extra-good time of year to show gratitude at work (and in life). You can draft off the sentiment that naturally comes with the season. That is, until you read … [Read more...]
The Single Biggest Interviewing Mistake Job Candidates Make, According to a Facebook Exec Who’s Worked at the Company for 13 Years
You want that interview to lead to an offer, so don't get led astray
It's always interview season in a tight job market, and even more so in college graduation season. With so much interviewing advice readily available, … [Read more...]
Warren Buffett Taught Bill Gates to Do More of These 2 Things to Boost Success and Happiness
Gates considers this advice as some of the most influential in his life
Bill Gates recently sat down for an interview at an event hosted by Village Capital (a venture capital firm) and took the chance to reflect on his friendship … [Read more...]
In 1 Counterintuitive Sentence, Mark Cuban Just Gave the Secret to Rapidly Growing Any Business
Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban gives counterintuitive advice, but it's by no means counterproductive.
Mark Cuban, the Shark Tank veteran, sports mogul, and business maven (not to mention billionaire) is known for giving punchy one-liners and pointed advice to anyone … [Read more...]
11 Annoying Business Buzzwords You Use Without Thinking and What to Say Instead
Communication is hard enough--don't get people tuning out by using this jargon
Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley once told me that 90 percent of his job was trying to communicate. That's the case for many business leaders who spend a … [Read more...]
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston Finally Achieved Success When He Adopted This Powerful 6 Word Mindset
The actor's breakthrough came when he shifted his outlook
Even for the mega-successful, there is often a story of struggle behind the scenes. Before LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman achieved entrepreneurial stardom, he launched … [Read more...]
Harvard Research Says If You Want to Improve Your Performance, Don’t Ask for Feedback–Ask for Advice
It's contrary to popular belief for how to get better at something, but the research findings are right.
Everyone wants to get better. Heck, there's an entire multibillion-dollar industry called self-improvement that takes form in a myriad of ways. The question is, … [Read more...]
