So often we point fingers at leaders for their problems. We will look so intently at the things we do not like about a particular leader and in the process we neglect to realize we have become arrogant believing that we “know” more, or someone else would be better suited to be in their place. The fact is our belief …
Eliminate Fear – Fearless Leadership – Alan Weiss
Fear. So often we do not want to admit it. But as long as we are human we will fear. But what about fear when it comes to leadership? Can a leader afford to be afraid? A leader may deny their they are afraid, but the truth is their behavior will give them away. Because no matter how hard you …
How to Transition to Your Next Job in the Right Way – I Hereby Resign – Steven Manchel
There is a variety of research out there that suggests you will have between 7 and 10 jobs in your life time. For some more and others less. Of all those jobs that you will take will be with the competition of the employer you are currently working for. Job transitioning on the outset sounds like a fundamental right. And …
Getting the Love You Need – Love Needs – Dr. Mike Garrett
No one ever says: “We hope to find the right person, fall hopelessly and passionately in love, have a beautiful wedding, live together for a while then let our relationship disintegrate and crash and burn in divorce”. Yet so many relationships do disintegrate and wind up in divorce. Why? When we stop getting the love that we need …we stop …
7 Principles to Change Your Business and Your Life: Conscious Leadership – Michael Bianco-Splann
Yesterday is not today…well that’s obvious. So why do we believe that so many of yesterday’s leadership principles will still be effective today? The fact is when it comes to work attitudes have changed. Jobs are plentiful and when people do not like their boss, manager, or CEO, they just leave. This costs the business massive amounts of money. At …
Fix Your Culture and Increase Profit and Productivity – Culture Fix – Colin D Ellis
In a survey of 1400 American business it was cited that 92% of executives said that cultural change was critical and a driver to increase their company’s values. Yet only 16% said their culture is where it needs to be. It is not surprising. When it comes to business culture we talk a good talk, but we do little to …
Find Your Competitive Advantage – The Strategy Mindset 2.0 – Dr. Chuck Bamford
When it comes to business strategy we are often confused. We have a tendency to believe in myths like “Our brand is our strategy” or “Our people are our strategy” or “we do SWOT analysis”, but none of those are really a strategy much less a competitive advantage. Sometimes we jump ahead when it comes to our strategy and we …
How Your Business Can Compete in a Digital Age – The Relationship Economy – John DiJulius
Technology, social media, phone apps, Alexa, Siri, Go Google, Artificial Intelligence, there is so much coming at us. When it comes to our business…what do we do? Which one or ones do we choose? If any? What is going to give our business the competitive edge? How much is going to cost? What can I afford? What is really going …
SMART Goals – Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done – Charlie Gilkey
It is that time of year again. Hopefully you are thinking about your goals. Many people wait until the first of the year. We shouldn’t. We all know or at least should know what we did the previous year in terms of our goals. We know were we succeeded and we know where we failed. Chances are if you are …
Avoid Disasters in Business and Life – Never Go with Your Gut – Gleb Tsipursky
We like to think of ourselves as being pretty smart. We like to think that we make really good decisions. We like to think especially in business environments that we use our logical side of our brain more so than the inner emotional brain. However what the research tells us…we really do not know ourselves as well as we think …