Making the decision to move from a 3,200-square-foot suburban home to an 1,800-square-foot condo in the Little Italy area of downtown San Diego was not easy for my wife and me. As you might expect,… Read more
What it Takes to Be a Great Business Speaker
Every business leader I know is looking for the same thing: An edge. They all want that elusive something that will get their team and their organization ahead of — or keep them ahead of… Read more
Effective Mentors Know When To Recalculate
There are few relationships as intimate in your working life as the one you create when you mentor someone. There are also few partnerships as fraught with peril or as likely to veer off course… Read more
4 Ways To Engage People Who Don’t Want To Be Happy
You know what to do with an underperforming employee, but what about an efficient but difficult one? I’m a strong believer that you can’t be too positive or too empathetic in the business world. Yes, a lot of places… Read more
How to Sing in Harmony with the Negative Voices in Your Head
A couple of Aussie musicians taught me that my true voice is louder than the small voices telling me to stop believing in myself. Knowledge and inspiration can come from the most unexpected sources. You can read… Read more
Extreme Leaders Listen Continuously To Employees
If you’re a good leader, you probably encourage your employees to come to you with ideas, feedback and complaints. Plus, most modern companies have some chain of command set up to “listen” to workers, ranging from employee help lines, surveys and… Read more
Know When To End Discussion And Accept Yes For An Answer
When agreement is reached, recognize that ‘you have arrived at your destination,’ and accept yes for an answer. At some point over your career, you’ve probably lain awake at night rehashing your shortcomings after a… Read more
Extreme Leaders Manage The OSH!T Moments and Build Stronger Teams
That voice telling you to be afraid could be one of the most effective leadership tools you have. When’s the last time you were really afraid about something you’re doing at work? I mean the… Read more
Great Leaders Do This One Very Hard Thing
I’m sure you’ve had the experience of attending a workshop, or listening to a podcast, or reading a book that was so motivating that it inspired in you an epiphany about how you should be a… Read more
Positive Vacation Workplace Cultures Benefit Employees and The Business
More than 700 million days of paid time off go untapped every year by American workers. Stress in your workplace? If you can’t cut it with a knife, you can probably at least see a… Read more
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