Leadership
A Lesson About Home Depot, Nails, and Sales from Bernie Marcus
Before you can own your failure, you first have to know what you’re failing at. True knowledge is a start, not an end. It’s a question, not an answer. When Walmart’s Sam Walton or Home…
5 Unspoken Rules of Successful Casual Business Style
Long gone are the days of uniform black suits and shiny leather briefcases. Today, it’s all about ‘business casual,’ a dangerously ambiguous and easy-to-get-wrong dress code. Some companies have written guidelines for employee attire, but…
Everyone Wants to Leave a Legacy
Be honest now. Have you ever thought of what legacy you’ll leave behind? If you are an entrepreneur or CEO, surely you’ve thought of how you’ll be remembered by your associates and stakeholders after you…
Do Your People Own Their Commitments and Responsibilities?
A sales manager was whining to me, “My sales people don’t do what I tell them to do! How do I get them to do the things I want them to do?” He went on…
Work Fatigue: An Infographic
The psychology of work fatigue goes deeper than just feeling tired after you clock out. While scientists aren’t sure what the cause of work fatigue is, its effects permeate into nearly every area of our…
Take Advantage of the Good Times to Build Stakeholder Loyalty
Loyalty is a hard-earned commodity. There are several times when stakeholder loyalty is tested to the limit. For employees, a late or missed payroll is the ultimate test of corporate loyalty, divorced even from an…
How Travel Can Fuel Your Business and Professional Development
It’s never been easier to travel now that airfares have dropped and remote work offers more people the flexibility to travel. If you’ve ever been jealous of the glossy pictures you see on Instagram of…
Should I Buy the iPhone Xs or Watch Meteors from the Rockies?
Is exciting new technology a more worthwhile investment than a possibly life-changing experience? You could call me an ardent supporter of the iPhone platform. I’ve owned several over the years. I appreciate the sleek look,…
Battling Burnout: How the World’s Hardest Workers Achieve Work-Life Balance
As technology has improved over the last decade, more people are finding that the traditional boundaries reserved typically for the workplace are eroding. We’re answering emails at home, taking calls that pull us away from…
Can We Have Fun While Doing Serious Work?
Have you ever noticed how slow time passes when you are in a troubled environment? Conversely, sometimes you look up at the end of a great day and wonder where the time went. It’s driven…
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