Perfectionist Survival Guide Part 1: How to Work with One
Nobody’s perfect - that’s what everybody says. It’s a way to soften the blow of being told that you are not and never will be perfect. Who the heck likes to hear that?
Conferences: Another Way to Invest in Your Employees
A famous quote by Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., has been used to inspire and teach people how to lead. The quote is, “Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”
Speak Up and Take Risks, Says Psychological Safety
In a meeting room with your colleagues, bosses, and other company high-ups, you may be thinking to yourself that it’s a good time to take a risk.
Term to Know: Positive Organizational Scholarship
As business owners, leaders, or managers, we want to [...]
Here’s What to Expect When You Add Meditation to Your Leadership Practice
If you’re anything like the rest of working America, your days are busy. Your to-do lists are packed. Sometimes there’s just not enough hours in the day. You’re overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed out.
You’ll Need These Life Skills
Some of the best qualities people possess are ones that are never formally taught. They’re probably not listed as requirements on a job application, and employers likely won’t assess progress of such skills.
How Storytelling Can Increase Your Leadership Impact
As one of the oldest methods of communication, storytelling is part of the fabric of human nature. In modern day, we see storytelling appear in numerous ways outside of just your typical conversation or passing down of a tradition.
We Like to Talk About Ourselves. Here’s Why, How to Stop, and How to Make Use:
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who just keeps relating the topic back to themself? Have you ever been this person?
6 Words and Phrases to Erase from Your Workplace Vocabulary
A large part of being a leader comes down to your verbal communication skills. The words and phrases you say hold value, and people around you will remember the impact of your words – positive or negative. Your rhetoric reflects who you are as a person and a worker.
Your Long-Term Behavioral Goals Aren’t Getting Accomplished. Here’s Why:
How many times have we set behavioral goals that we’ve eventually lost interest or motivation in? Habits we want to break or create, but just can’t get them to stick? Our behavioral goal may have been unrealistic, nebulous, too long-term, or plenty of other reasons that doomed it to end in failure. While creating goals can be a fun and inspiring task, actually following through with them is a whole different story.