By now, you’ve read enough summaries of the unthinkable year that was 2020. In this, the opening week of content from The Blog for 2021, I wanted to focus on hope. And so, I share … [Read more...]
10 Things Leaders Can Learn About Operating in Crisis from the Samsung Debacle
It's been a rough span of weeks for Samsung. Ensure you have smoother sailing in times of crisis with these 10 tenets
The Samsung Note 7 launched with much fanfare this summer; tech websites loved it and it was a recommended buy. All was good. Oh, and then it started exploding. As did my … [Read more...]
Amazon Is Paying Its Employees $12,000 to Train for a Job at Another Company. And It’s Brilliant
The forward-thinking company helps employees forward their dream careers--even if it means it's not at Amazon
In a hot job market, it's hard enough to figure out how to spot rising talent and then have a plan for how to keep that talent in your company. So training … [Read more...]
MLB Superstar Bryce Harper Just Passed Up $20 Million a Year (for the Same Thing Your Employees Want)
The megastar just signed a megadeal--but there's more to it than meets the eye.
"Generational talent" is a term thrown around far too much. But by most definitions, Bryce Harper, the 26-year-old baseball prodigy, deserves that … [Read more...]
Billionaires Succeed in Part Because They Share 3 Specific Traits, According to New Investment Bank Research
ResearchThe "billionaire effect" leads billionaire-controlled companies to outperform the market two times over
If you want to learn how to do anything, it makes sense to learn from the best. It's no different in the pursuit of success. Why not learn from those who have … [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...]
Tim Cook Powerfully Expressed the Importance of Showing Respect. Here Are 9 Ways to Show Employees More of It
We're all capable of treating others with dignity and respect -- it's a choice
There are many opportunities daily to show dignity and respect toward fellow human beings simply in how we interact with them. And yet, too many miss too … [Read more...]
How to Negotiate and Reach Compromise Successfully, According to Recent Harvard Research
Make more impact by striking more pacts.
Maybe it seems like every day you find yourself in situations that require successful negotiation with a disagreeing party, where mutual compromise would be vastly … [Read more...]
7 Habits to Create Multiple Streams of Income and Financial Independence
Monetizing your expertise in many ways is more than doable with a little discipline
Many dream of leaving corporate life to become an entrepreneur. The call for independence, both from "The Man" and financially, is strong. For those wanting to hang up a … [Read more...]
7 Questions Every Leader Should Be Able to Answer for the New Employee
This is a great test for how clear the 10,000-foot view is
Leaders are tasked with setting the vision and drumbeat of the organization, fostering the kind of positive culture they intend, posting meaningful goals, and … [Read more...]
