This just in - work is hard. It's difficult enough to show up how we'd like: as confident versus insecure, as open to feedback instead of fearing criticism, or as emotionally … [Read more...]
4 Reasons You’re Getting Burned Out at Work (And What to Do About It)
Just 4 questions can uncover the real culprit
In 2019, The World Health Organization published its latest International Classification of Diseases and labeled workplace burnout a medical diagnosis. Since we went to a remote … [Read more...]
Stop Doing These 9 Things if You Don’t Want to Come Across as Insecure
Job security is evasive enough--why would you chase away goodwill with insecurity? Here's how to avoid it.
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are one of many groups to have proven a very direct link between self-confidence and success. So why on earth … [Read more...]
I Took This Emotional Intelligence Test – Here’s What I Learned About EQ (And What You Can Too)
Emotional intelligence as a leadership skill is only growing in importance. Here's how to grow yours.
We’ve now all heard enough about emotional intelligence that we know it must be part of our repertoire as a leader, co-worker, parent, and friend. But emotional … [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...]
Doing This 1 Simple Thing In the Face of Criticism Gives Your Self-Confidence a Tremendous Boost
Some powerful self-help for boosting your self-confidence
Having been a manager of others for 30 years, I'm hard pressed to think of anything more debilitating for an employee than when they beat themselves … [Read more...]
5 Questions That Help You Determine How Truly Successful You Are
Five questions that tell you so much about what success really is.
In conducting many interviews for my books, this column, and my keynotes, I've talked to a lot of successful people. A surprising number aren't really happy though, which means … [Read more...]
6 Unexpected Habits of the Most Confident People
Be confident that this dose of non-obvious, science-backed advice will help boost your confidence.
Here's something you know. Being self-confident improves odds of success, whether you're a leader wanting to lead confidently, an entrepreneur, or someone just trying to … [Read more...]
Phil Mickelson Just Silenced Critics With a Pointed Tweet. Here’s Why His Approach Was So Smart
With just two sentences, the golf superstar handles critics in sage fashion
Any leader, entrepreneur, or anyone in business has to deal with criticism --it's part of the deal. But no one said it's easy, so when high-profile people … [Read more...]
Highly Confident People Avoid These 14 Behaviors
Those who are certain of themselves tend to avoid these actions
An organization is never more confident than its leader, which accentuates the importance for leaders to display unswerving confidence in themselves, their … [Read more...]
