INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) If you search skills you’ll need to build in the coming decade, you’ll undoubtedly find that communication, strategic thinking, … [Read more...]
Employee Happiness Boils Down to This Simple Equation
It's time for a simpler solution to employee happiness. It's time for...math?
Entire industries have been created to help people find happiness. And I'm not even counting when Apple comes out with a new i-anything. If I'm honest, so many "8 step … [Read more...]
These 4 States Have The Least Engaged Employees According to This 31 Million Person Study
A massive study shows the state of the American workplace and the state of States' employee engagement levels. It ain't good
Okay, so fueling interstate rivalries is something better left to sports I suppose. But I couldn't resist when I saw Gallup's State of the American Workplace Report. The … [Read more...]
Love Learning and Growing at Work? These 4 Big Predictions for the 2019 Workplace Are Good News Then
The 2019 magic eight-ball says, "It'll be a banner year for learning and growth!"
Last year, my predictions for what would shape the workplace in 2018 turned out to be pretty darn accurate (if I may say so myself). Except for the one about Cardi B … [Read more...]
LeBron James Just Revealed That Magic Johnson Ghosted Him. James Isn’t Alone In This Growing Workplace Trend
When Magic Johnson quit the Lakers, he left King James in the lurch -- right on trend
When Magic Johnson abruptly quit the Los Angeles Lakers president role in early April, it soon surfaced that he had good reason to do so. He was accidentally … [Read more...]
An Ex-Navy SEAL Says If You’re Smarter Than Your Boss, Cope By Doing This 1 Simple Thing
It can be maddening, but doesn't have to be
It's one of the most frustrating workplace experiences in existence when you're smarter than your boss. You have to sit there stewing in the truth that he or … [Read more...]
The Surprising Benefits of Gossiping at Work, According to New Psychology Research
Office gossip has been around forever. Knowledge of its benefits hasn't
As long as there have been offices, there have been people who gossip about people who work in those offices (gossip defined as talking about someone who isn't present). … [Read more...]
What Sean ‘Puff Daddy’ Combs’ Confession to 1,000 Marketers Taught Me About Authenticity
The icon surprised a big audience with a lesson in authenticity--a lesson to take from a conference to the conference room.
As I sat in the audience, I noticed that Sean "Diddy" Combs was nervous. The rap icon, media mogul, and wildly successful entrepreneur was sweating and stammering, in fact. He … [Read more...]
Fall in Love With Your Job
Try these tips for a real office romance
Try these tips for a real office romance Office romance. Over the years, Nat (my content manager/staff writer) and I have worked in situations with co-workers who clandestinely … [Read more...]
