I’ve been in leadership positions long enough to know no one hands you a leadership manual (unless you’re in the Army). Common blind spots can derail a leader’s … [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 be an Outstanding Mentor to Others
With mentorship comes great responsibility. Here's how mentors can do it - greatly.
Mentors, you want big box-office for the time you spend outside of that box you call an office on mentoring, right? Here’s the mission briefing for becoming a … [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...]
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...]
7 Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are at Work and in Life
Sometimes, you just need a little reassurance that you're on target. Here it is
Achieving success is a long, winding road, and often signs that you're headed in the right direction are too far and few between. It's easy to feel off track or downright … [Read more...]
Steve Jobs Convinced Tim Cook to Join Near-Bankrupt Apple With This 1 Powerful Thought
The current Apple CEO revealed his origin story during a recent commencement speech
In Tim Cook's commencement speech at Tulane University, he shared the secret to dealing with your critics, intoning a refrain that will stick with me: "We don't build … [Read more...]
This Is the Biggest Deal-Breaker That Makes Employees Quit, According to New Research
Retain the employees you've brought along by remembering this cardinal rule
Finding talent is hard, losing it is hard to take. If only employees were more loyal to the idea of loyalty. They quit, even when we thought they were happy. And … [Read more...]
Tim Tebow Told the World How to Handle Haters in 2 Brilliant Sentences
Tim Tebow takes the high road with haters. The road is a smart path worth following.
We've all experienced people who weren't picking up what we were laying down. Haters. Doubters. Critics. Tim Tebow has a small armada of such exasperating entities, perhaps more so … [Read more...]
