“Exhaustion” has got to be one of Webster Dictionary’s words of the year so far. Endless Zoom calls, working from home now redefined as “working more, from home,” wondering if your … [Read more...]
The 11 Best Things I’ve Learned from the Worst Bosses I’ve Had
Three decades of bosses later and I’m thankful for even the worst of them (11 lessons thankful).
I’ve had some great, role model bosses. Ones that were in-touch and led from the heart, ones that always delivered results, ones you’d follow into … [Read more...]
7 Noble Actions That Will Draw Employees to You
We're drawn to honest and decent leaders--the alternative repels us. This simple code of conduct ensures no authenticity oversights
Is there anything more transparent then when someone's not being transparent? Despite reality TV, we're actually a pretty smart species. So why do we think we can get … [Read more...]
Feel Like You’ve Stopped Learning at Work? Elon Musk Just Nailed the Reason Why
While speaking at a big space-science conference, the tech titan laid out what inhibits learning
If you were anything like me, math class was painful, on a good day. Oh, if only fidget spinners had been invented back then. I can vividly recall discussions with my mom revolving … [Read more...]
LeBron James Just Revealed That Magic Johnson Ghosted Him. James Isn’t Alone In This Growing Workplace Trend
When Magic Johnson quit the Lakers, he left King James in the lurch -- right on trend
When Magic Johnson abruptly quit the Los Angeles Lakers president role in early April, it soon surfaced that he had good reason to do so. He was accidentally … [Read more...]
New Study Shows a Surprising 81 Percent Feel ‘Sunday Night Dread’ About Work. (Here’s What to Do)
That Sunday night malaise is the worst feeling--one that's far too common, and commonly accepted.
If there's ever been findings from a study more personally relatable than the one I'm about to detail, I've yet to find it. New research from The Sleep … [Read more...]
Google Identifies Its Very Best Leaders Using These 13 Questions
Google surveys its employees using this set of discerning questions
Google has long been known as a hotbed for attracting, growing, identifying, and even measuring the best leaders (and teams). This last bit, identifying and … [Read more...]
A New Study Reveals the 7 Best Strategies for Successfully Asking for a Raise
1,000 employees can't be wrong in sharing the right way to go about asking for a raise
Asking for a raise is about as comfortable as giving the boss feedback. Both can be awkward, tension laden, and require you to put your neck out there. But at least … [Read more...]
The 5 Skills Employees Most Want Their Boss to Have, According to New Research From LinkedIn
It's National Bosses Day-- if you're a boss, give yourself a gift by absorbing this.
Today is National Bosses Day and what better way to celebrate it than to tell bosses everywhere what skills they need if they want to be seen as a good boss. It … [Read more...]
How to Give Your Boss Feedback (It Doesn’t Have to Be Scary)
It's super hard to give the supervisor feedback. Fear not with this simple method.
The list of boss behaviors that employees find uninspiring or that lack any sense of heart is a long one. Like, longer than the line at the DMV. But the … [Read more...]
