Writer Maya Angelou was only half right when she said that people won't remember what you said, but they'll always remember how you made them feel. True, unless you're talking … [Read more...]
Want to Lower Your Stress at Work (and in Life)? Practice These 5 Forms of Forgiveness
Carve out just 10 minutes in your daily To-Do List and you'll practically float given your lighter load.
There are some things you should hold on to, like your online banking password, a rookie Babe Ruth baseball card, or Amazon stock (which I sold 20 years ago at a whopping … [Read more...]
This Harvard Research Will Help You Better Bond With Your Co-Workers
Harvard researchers say we've got it all wrong on giving negative feedback to peers. It's useless if you don't do this too.
Giving negative feedback to peers can be as stressful and confounding as figuring out how to give feedback to your boss or how to give feedback to a difficult … [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...]
Follow This 6 Step Method to Give Feedback to Even the Most Difficult Employee
We're not wired to give feedback well in general, let alone to tough employees. This technique will equip you well.
We've all been there. You could be working with a bunch of whistling Oompa-Loompas that love every second of the job and have the best of attitudes, but it … [Read more...]
Try This 1 Simple Framework to Get the Respect at Work That You Deserve
It can be devastating when you feel you're not getting the respect you deserve. Fight back with this framework.
There’s very little more soul-crushing than when you don’t feel respected and valued at work. I’d venture to say that over the portfolio of our career, we all will experience, at a … [Read more...]
Science Explains Why You Fear Criticism (and Provides 6 Ways to Change This)
Criticism is hard to take, and even harder to not be afraid of. Learn how to more than deal with it in these 6 ways.
No one likes getting criticized. Some handle it better than others, but deep-down we all tolerate it at best like we do a dental cleaning. Many even have a fear of criticism, … [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...]
This 1 Word Gives You Something Greater Than Happiness in Your Career and Life (It Did For Me)
So much is written about how to be happy. But what about beyond happy?
We so often focus on what can make us happy at work and in life, and for good reason. But there's something else to aim for that will yield happiness as a side … [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...]
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