INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Practice is practice, you either do it to get better, or you don’t, right? Wrong. As I share in my recent book, The … [Read more...]
Issue #154: On the Difference Between Motivation and Inspiration, Creating a Personal Growth Cycle, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Ever consider the difference between motivation and inspiration? It’s worth thinking about, especially as a leader. Motivation … [Read more...]
What a Nobel Prize Winner Teaches Us About Motivating Others
You don't need to be a genius to apply this
When the Nobel Prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman, was still getting his graduate degree at Princeton, he was asked to oversee a group of engineers who were tasked with … [Read more...]
Elon Musk Wants You To Fear 1 Thing When Interacting With Him (Your Employees Should Fear This Too)
Every leader should facilitate this fear.
Elon Musk certainly has no shortage of self-confidence and is known for his bold leadership lessons and business and personal advice he emphatically shares. Despite the brashness, … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Purpose and Put it on Paper
The pursuit is worth it
First, a definition. Purpose is your Profound Why – Why are you working so hard? For what higher-order reason? It can’t be just to sell more widgets than you did last year – your … [Read more...]
Google Discovered the 10 Traits of the Best Managers in an Unexpected Way
Google's definition of what makes the very best managers will help you be your very best
It’s not every day you learn of a really smart company setting out to prove that managers don’t matter. But that’s exactly what Google did … [Read more...]
7 Signs You’re Leading From a Place of Fear
You might be leading from a place of fear and not even realize it
So much of what we do in life is born out of love, or fear. The latter never shapes an outcome good for anybody. Perhaps you're already working to overcome your own fears, like … [Read more...]
Ask Yourself These 2 Questions If You Wake Up in a Bad Mood
The anxiety that kicks in as soon as the alarm goes off can be controlled
You know the feeling. The alarm goes off, and before you’ve found the button, your brain is already in the shower, fretting over the day ahead. So much work to do. How will … [Read more...]
6 Not-So-Obvious Reasons Seemingly Happy Employees Quit
Learn to spot these subtle signs to avoid the heartaches and headaches of sudden employee exits
Finding talent is hard. Losing it is hard to take. It's even harder when you feel blindsided. You already know why disgruntled employees turn sour--a terrible boss, … [Read more...]
These 9 Questions Will Help You Decide to Quit Your Job or Not
Quitting a job (or not) is a big decision. Here's help in wisely thinking it through.
It's an age-old question popularized by The Clash--"Should I stay or should I go?" Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workforce report indicates many choose the latter--in … [Read more...]
