Fame and fortune may or may not define success for you, but you owe it to yourself to make sure one way or another. You probably have spent your whole working life trying to succeed. But… Read more
5 Steps to Insure Where You End Up Is Where You Want to Be
You know where you want to be. You know where you are now. Here’s how you draw your own personal career map. The journey of 1000 miles must begin with some idea of where you’re… Read more
How To Love What You Do Even If You Don’t Love Your Job
Graduation speakers, romantic comedies, and even our best friends from our freshman year of college have all, collectively, sold us a bill of goods. It turns out, you probably won’t get hit by Cupid’s arrow… Read more
Is Your Word Your Bond? This 5 Step Process Will Help You Find Out
You are probably familiar with that old saying that the most beautiful sound anyone can hear is the sound of their own name. Right, [your name here]? Well, the second most beautiful sound might be… 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
3 Tricks Parents Know That Leaders Should Use on the Job
If you read to your children, you know about storytelling. Here’s how to make those skills work spectacularly for you in business. Once upon a time–let’s say June 1978–there was a freshly minted college graduate… Read more
You Could Be Answering The Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty Question All Wrong
If you think there must be two sides to every question, you’ve probably spent a little time considering your personal answer to one of the most famous (overused, even) philosophical questions: Is the glass half… Read more
Forget Win-Lose and Win-Win. How About Simply ‘Win’
If you listen to the leadership gurus, you tend to hear that there are two possible outcomes in any relationship interaction: win-lose—which you are told to avoid—and win-win—which you are told to strive for at… Read more
What Have You Abandoned That You Need to Rediscover?
Don’t Kill Your Dreams. As a responsible business person, I thought it was the right thing to do. I’m pleading guilty: in the one-pointed pursuit of my business endeavors, I killed off the most important passion… Read more
The Glass Ceiling Is a Real Issue, But the ‘Velcro Floor’ Could Be Just as Bad. Here’s How We Can Help
We all know what the glass ceiling is and how it affects women in the workplace. Let me introduce you to the concept of the Velcro floor–and tell you one way leaders can help women… Read more
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