Leadership
Get Rid of Excess Baggage
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective. ~Warren Buffett Another lesson from my recent 450-mile trek on the Camino de Santiago in Spain is about…
The Bank of Time: 5 Secrets of the Time-Wealthy
Time is the great equalizer. We all have 168 hours in a week. So why is it that, while most just struggle to keep up with the pace of life, a select group of people…
How to Provide Healthy Food Options for Your Employees
Healthy employees are happier, more productive employees. While you do not want to be the food police at your company, you want your employees to eat as healthy as possible. By providing them with easily…
The Growth of Women in Tech
Although only 20% of all tech startups across the world are founded by women, women are being hired at a faster rate than men in the world’s 8 leading tech firms: Ebay, Apple, Linkedin, Google,…
How Leaders Create Buy-In, Accountability, and a High Performing Work Environment
Change is never easy, but it is necessary. As a leader, you are accountable for making change happen. If leaders want their people to buy-in and be accountable for their actions, they need to display effective…
Build Your Business by Accentuating Your Positives
Most of the entrepreneurs I know realize they have some bad habits, like maybe procrastination or not listening well, so they focus on dropping these. New studies indicate that a more productive approach would be…
Top 7 Reasons Your Small Business Should Go Paperless
Ten thousand pages: that is how much paper the average office worker uses every year. This number is staggering, considering it amounts to millions of tons of paper waste throughout the U.S. every year. These…
Good Leadership Includes High Emotional Intelligence
Being a successful leader in any field requires more than just hard work and good luck. For those looking to increase their leadership skills, one of the most important areas they should excel in is…
Leadership Skills: How to Provide Corrective Direction
When discussing the “How to’s” of building an engaged culture, we hear lots of talk about “reinforcing the positive” and “catching people doing things right,” but what happens when people are doing things wrong and…
How to Craft an Inspirational Speech
Inspirational speakers can be the spark that ignites the passion and devotion of employees. Poorly implemented speeches could leave your employees questioning your ability to lead. Due to the fruits that rousing speeches can inspire,…